Missouri police academies to add lesson on history of policing in minority communities

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A two-hour lesson on the history of policing in minority communities in America will be added to the curriculum for all recruits at Missouri police academies, a state police board decided Tuesday.

The measure was approved by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission after it was spearheaded by commissioners that included Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak and Lincoln University police Chief Gary Hill.

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