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White Supremacists and Police Recruitment
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White supremacist groups have been attempting to recruit police officers into their ranks for decades. According to research, there have been at least 100 different scandals involving police officers who have sent racist emails and text messages or made racist comments on social media since the 1990s.
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A former officer of Anniston police department reveals his involvement in an extremist organization, one among the efforts that white supremacist groups make to pull in police officers into their fold.
1:23:59 - 1:25:31 (01:31)
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A former officer of Anniston police department reveals his involvement in an extremist organization, one among the efforts that white supremacist groups make to pull in police officers into their fold. The officer held meetings at a steak house near the police station and urged fellow officers to join the group.
ChapterWhite Supremacists and Police Recruitment
EpisodeThe History of American Police and the Ku Klux Klan
PodcastBehind the Bastards
There have been over 100 different scandals involving police officers in more than 40 states since the 1990s, involving racist emails, texts, and social media activity.
1:25:31 - 1:28:01 (02:29)
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There have been over 100 different scandals involving police officers in more than 40 states since the 1990s, involving racist emails, texts, and social media activity. However, there is no federal policy for screening or monitoring officers for extremist views, resulting in many active and retired officers being members of extremist groups such as Confederate and anti-Islam groups on Facebook.