Unanimously supported in the Iowa Legislature, a new statewide police reform law aims to weed out bad cops, increase diversity training and ban the use of chokeholds in most cases.While the law was widely hailed as historic, many law enforcement officials interviewed do not expect it to bring immediate changes.
Stories Related to Iowa’s Historic Police Reform Law Takes Effect
Kat Russell, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Tue, 06/30/2020 - 5:53pm
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Topics: Iowa Linn County Cedar Rapids
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