美國警方需有強的人際關係處理能力

Rioters destroyed cars and looted stores in Baltimore on Monday after the funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African-American whose death in custody has reignited outrage over US police conduct towards blacks.
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At least half of all Americans shot and killed by police each year are mentally ill. As crime has fallen across America since the 1990s, policing has shifted more towards social work than the drama seen on TV. Police culture, however, has not caught up, and it is unclear that armed policing is the best way to deal with all problemshttp://econ.st/1FrvPYC

Wanted: cops with people skills

Do I look like a social worker? TO THE sound of electric guitars, heavily armed police officers fire assault rifles, drive squad cars fast and pull their guns on...

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