Outspoken Police Chief Fought Against The "War On Drug". He Reveals How Cops See Their Jobs скачать в хорошем качестве

Outspoken Police Chief Fought Against The "War On Drug". He Reveals How Cops See Their Jobs

I recorded this in late 1989 for my television series on the 1960s. Tony Bouza was a pleasure to interview and I appreciated his blunt honest evaluation of the cops, an organization he knew very well. Bouza was a well-known police chief who served in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1980 to 1989. He is famous for his reforms of the Minneapolis Police Department which included efforts to diversify the department, improve community relations and address issues of police misconduct and excessive use of force. Bouza was a vocal critic of the "war on drugs" and believed that it had been ineffective and counterproductive in addressing drug-related issues. He argued that the criminalization of drug use and possession had resulted in the mass incarceration of low-level offenders, particularly people of color, and had failed to address the root causes of drug addiction and drug-related crime. Bouza believed that drug addiction should be treated as a public health issue rather than a criminal justice issue, and that law enforcement should focus on targeting drug trafficking organizations and violent drug-related crime instead of non-violent drug offenses. He also advocated for harm reduction strategies, such as needle exchange programs and opioid substitution therapy, to reduce the harms associated with drug use and addiction. Bouza gained national attention for his outspoken criticism of the "war on drugs.” He wrote several books on policing and criminal justice reform, including "The Police Mystique: An Insider's Look at Cops, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System" and "Tightening the Iron Cage: Concerted Efforts to Deter Crime Can Endanger Democracy." During his tenure in Minneapolis Bouza worked to diversify the Police Department and address issues of police misconduct and excessive use of force. If you are interested in other points of view towards police and what drives them, search the word "police" on my YouTube channel and you will find clips recorded in the late 1980s of other police chiefs. Thank you for watching this. I would appreciate your contributing to my efforts by clicking the Super Thanks button below the video screen. David Hoffman filmmaker