<description>&lt;p&gt;With the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Jacob Blake, of many, &amp;nbsp;many are calling for significant changes to the traditional American Police Force. New host Benjamin Wong, joined by 15-year olds Donovan Zagorin and Alexis Salen from Upland High School will be discussing the numerous factors of reform, including defunding, reallocation of police budgets, a potential ban on chokeholds and no-knock warrants, and lastly, racial profiling and systemic racism.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;*Sources for this episode include NPR.org, Vox.com, theHill.com, among others. Please reach out directly to the Fireflies team with any concerns,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;*The views expressed in this episode are personal and do not represent those of the people, organizations, or institutions related to the Fireflies podcast. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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With the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Jacob Blake, of many, &nbsp;many are calling for significant changes to the traditional American Police Force. New host Benjamin Wong, joined by 15-year olds Donovan Zagorin and Alexis Salen from Upland High School will be discussing the numerous factors of reform, including defunding, reallocation of police budgets, a potential ban on chokeholds and no-knock warrants, and lastly, racial profiling and systemic racism.&nbsp;
*Sources for this episode include NPR.org, Vox.com, theHill.com, among others. Please reach out directly to the Fireflies team with any concerns,
*The views expressed in this episode are personal and do not represent those of the people, organizations, or institutions related to the Fireflies podcast. &nbsp;

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Police Reform: Is Systemic Racism a Major Issue in American Policing?

Police Reform: Is Systemic Racism a Major Issue in American Policing?

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