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University forum focuses on community-police relations
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Samuel Holly, a junior human services major, listens to a public forum and panel analyzing the weaknesses of community and police relations. - photo by Erin O. Smith
The key to preventing deaths like those of Michael Brown and Eric Garner is improving the relationship between police officers and the community they serve. That was the message of a public forum Thursday at the University of North Georgia’s Gainesville campus. The forum was hosted by the student organization Diplomats for Diversity and included a panel of experts who discussed racial bias in police policy and the legal system.