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The Layers of Protections for Police Who Use Violence

Ericka Cruz GuevarraMarisol Medina-CadenaDevin KatayamaAlan Montecillo
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A screenshot from video footage of a March 17, 2016, arrest at San Jose State University's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library. Officer Johnathon Silva was initially fired by the school system for excessive force. He later won his job back on appeal, resigned and then was hired by the Los Gatos Monte-Sereno Police Department. (Via San Jose State University)

California police officers are rarely disciplined, even internally, when they do something wrong. That’s what KQED reporters have learned by looking at records released under a law passed in 2018. The records show a system designed to protect police and discourage citizens to file complaints in the first place.

Guest: Sukey Lewis, KQED criminal justice reporter.

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