Thurgood Marshall Institute

It’s been five years since #MichaelBrown was shot and killed. In 2015, @SIfill_LDF gave a speech at @UMDLaw that broke down how the culture of policing and segregation has shaped our national landscape and allowed the events of #Ferguson to occur.pic.twitter.com/9CgVBLVbJt

Changing the culture of police is a difficult process because the policing is a “family profession” that often spans through several generations.pic.twitter.com/Jdth7TXf0P

One way to start to change the culture of policing, is to have federal funding be contingent on jurisdictions implementing data collection systems and training programs, like implicit bias and de-escalation training, that ensure fair and responsible policing. #PoliceReformpic.twitter.com/R72ErFzecD