The Debate on Racially-Biased Policing

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 10, 2017

In a preview of an Intelligence Squared debate, Gloria Browne-Marshall, an associate professor of constitutional law at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a former civil rights attorney argues that yes, policing is racially biased, while Harry Stern, an attorney at Rains Lucia Stern and a former police officer, argues the opposite.

On Wednesday, January 11 at 6:45 PM, Intelligence Squared U.S. is hosting "Policing Is Racially Biased" at the Kaufman Center on 129 West 67th Street. If you're interested in the event, here is the link: http://www.intelligencesquaredus.org/debates/policing-racially-biased

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