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1)  Review the "In Their Own Words" section on pp

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1)  Review the "In Their Own Words" section on pp. 296–298 of your textbook. Given the epidemic of inmate overcrowding and corrections personnel understaffing in the United States, do you think that Sheriff Gary Raney’s philosophy (in paragraph 2) on what the operation of a jail should be is realistic and obtainable? Why, or why not? 

2) In 2017, the City of Chicago made sweeping changes to its use of force policies following a scathing Justice Department report after the 2014 killing of Laquan McDonald. The report stated that the city routinely violated the constitutional rights of residents. After reading the article below, which is a required unit resource for this unit, and after taking into consideration the current issues being faced by Chicago law enforcement, do you think the policy changes are effective and are helping to protect the community and the Chicago law enforcement officers? Why, or why not?