Why voters rejected plans to replace the Minneapolis Police Department – and what's next for policing reform
- Written by: Michelle S. Phelps, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Law, University of Minnesota
Precincts around where George Floyd was killed voted in favor of disbanding the Minneapolis Police Department.Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesVoters in Minneapolis rejected a measure that would have transformed the city’s policing 18 months after the killing of George Floyd thrust the city into the forefront of the police reform debate.
By a 56% to...
