Inside the effort to quantify racial profiling in law enforcement
Update: 2025-10-22
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New data confirms what people pushing for criminal justice reform have been saying for years – racial disparities show up during encounters with police.
Researchers at the University of Connecticut say Black people face disproportionate rates of police use-of-force in Connecticut. And that a significant share of those incidents involve someone in mental health distress.
Today on The Wheelhouse, what reforms can Connecticut lawmakers take to ensure better policing?
Plus, as a government shutdown drags on, we ask how are local families doing?
GUESTS:
- Lisa Hagen, federal policy reporter, Connecticut Public and CT Mirror
- Ken Barone, project manager, the University of Connecticut’s Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy
- Jim Haddadin, investigative editor, Connecticut Public
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