Police Chief Discusses Going Back To Public Schools And Anti-Police Rhetoric Fallout
Chief Dana Wingert is in charge of Iowa's largest Police force. In the last few years he recalls riots, protests, the defund the Police movement, and removal of the Student Resource Officer (SRO) program at Des Moines Public Schools. With a rise in violence in the schools, is it time to bring officers back into the schools? Are his officers seeing the impact of anti-Police rhetoric?
Wingert discusses department accountability, his thoughts on recording Police, and how his officers are held accountable, specifically how does Des Moines and Iowa in general ensure we aren't hiring bad cops who…
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