It’s Time for a National Standard on the Use of Force

We talked to a former Obama Justice Department official on what needs to be done

People march through the streets of Detroit, Michigan, for a second night on May 30, 2020, protesting the killing of George Floyd. Photo: Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images

The long-standing problems of police violence and racism have only grown starker under President Donald Trump. As a wave of protests continues across the U.S. in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in Minneapolis…