Uploaded January 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
David O. Brown revolutionized what we thought of as possible when it comes to community policing as the police chief of the Dallas Police force from 2010 to 2016, drastically bringing down crime rates by holding officers accountable and forging better connections to underserved neighborhoods. Stressing service to one’s community, he explains here to Amanda Seales how he left college to become a police officer because he felt compelled to do something about the crack epidemic that was ravaging his community. See the entire interview in full HD here: chicagoideas.com/videos/how-does-urban-policing-need-to-change
David O. Brown revolutionized what we thought of as possible when it comes to community policing as the police chief of the Dallas Police force from 2010 to 2016, drastically bringing down crime rates by holding officers accountable and forging better connections to underserved neighborhoods. Stressing service to one’s community, he explains here to Amanda Seales how he left college to become a police officer because he felt compelled to do something about the crack epidemic that was ravaging his community. See the entire interview in full HD here: chicagoideas.com/videos/how-does-urban-policing-need-to-change
