All of which begs the question of how a city with so many problems became the template for America’s efforts to reform police-community relations. If the Chicago model has failed this city, does the fault lie with the model, or with Chicago? And what does that mean for other cities where police are struggling to redefine their mission?
I am a human geographer with broad interests in cities and their global connections, especially where these relate to the geoeconomies and geopolitics of Pacific Asia. Presently a Geography PhD student based at the University of British Columbia.
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