Protests against police violence continue again today…Many have largely been peaceful, but the events of the weekend are still raw for most, amplifying a long history of distrust that communities have of the police, despite efforts by the LAPD to be improve. So how to built trust now...especially with the young angelenos we see out there in the streets. David M. Kennedy is a professor of criminal justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, specializing in ways to strengthen the relationship between the police and the communities they serve.  He’s also the author of “Don’t Shoot, One Man, a Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America.” He talks to A Martinez.

<p>Protests against police violence continue again today&hellip;Many have largely been peaceful, but the events of the weekend are still raw for most, amplifying a long history of distrust that communities have of the police, despite efforts by the LAPD to be improve. So how to built trust now...especially with the young angelenos we see out there in the streets.&nbsp;David M. Kennedy is a professor of criminal justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, specializing in ways to strengthen the relationship between the police and the communities they serve.&nbsp; He&rsquo;s also the author of &ldquo;<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Shoot-Fellowship-Violence-Inner-City/dp/1608194140">Don&rsquo;t Shoot, One Man, a Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America</a>.&rdquo; He talks to A Martinez.</p>

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