Over the past several years, the deaths of unarmed Black men at the hands of police officers have sparked a national debate about race, policing and civil rights, with the Department of Justice stepping in to mandate reform at several troubled police forces. Frontline and New Yorker staff writer Jelani Cobb takes viewers on a rare, up-close journey inside one police department that's been ordered to change its ways: the force in Newark, New Jersey. Newark is a poor city plagued by violent crime, where the victims and perpetrators are usually Black, and the police force itself is largely Black and Latino. Examining the difficulties of fixing a broken relationship after decades of mutual mistrust, the documentary is a must-watch look inside a police force in transition, and a powerful case study in the broader debate over policing in America. (From the US) (Documentary) CC
Policing The Police was broadcast on SBS ONE at Saturday 6 April 2019, 18:15. This episode was initially placed on Saturday 24 September 2016.