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In Northern Ireland, police reform meant tackling institutional sectarianism

In 2001, Northern Ireland dismantled its repressive, and mostly Protestant, police force. The idea was to include more Catholics and to make the police more accountable to all of the people they serve after three decades of sectarian violence. Could Northern Ireland serve as a model for change in a deeply divided United States?

In Northern Ireland, police reform meant tackling institutional sectarianism
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