Sgt. Michael Spicer patrols Kensington’s distressed streets. Central to the question of solving Philadelphia’s gun violence crisis is the role that law enforcement should play in the most affected neighborhoods. The city allocates more funding towards policing every year, but the homicide numbers don’t budge. Spicer explains why Black men are targeted for stops and why stop and frisk is complicated.
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