Justice
Who Wants to Be a Police Officer?
How high-profile cases involving excessive force and racial bias are affecting U.S. law enforcement recruiting efforts.
Last week, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, chair of President Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing, frankly admitted that public furor over police-involved killings has hampered his ability to recruit black officers.
"In the current environment we're in, policing is not all that positive. Not a day goes by you don't see something negative," Ramsey told the Philadelphia City Council during a budget hearing. "That has an impact on young people."