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FRONTLINE reporter Sarah Childress answers your questions about police reform. In this video she address the feasibility of the task after one FRONTLINE fan asked if it's even possible to monitor and investigate all those police agencies nationwide. As Childress explains, the justice department doesn't have the authority or the capacity to conduct regular oversight of all police departments. They are looking for a pattern or practice of abuse.

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