Policing the Police 2020
About Policing the Police 2020
George Floyd’s killing triggered mass demonstrations nationwide calling for racial justice and police accountability in the United States. In the wake of those protests, New Yorker writer and historian Jelani Cobb returns to a troubled police department he first visited four years ago (Policing the Police) to examine whether reform can work, and how police departments can be held accountable.
Policing the Police 2020 (2020) is a documentary film directed by James Jacoby.
Jelani Cobb plays Self. Released in September 2020, it runs 53 minutes.
The screenplay is by James Jacoby and Jelani Cobb. American members can watch it on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel.