“A profession in need of serious reform.” Cambridge Police Commissioner Branville G. Bard, Jr. talks policing after George Floyd.

Following the murder of George Floyd by ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and the shooting of Rayshard Brooks by an officer in Atlanta, protests erupted around the country about policing and the history of racism and its long legacy in the United States. Branville G. Bard, Jr., Commissioner of Police for Cambridge, MA pulls no punches in his description of his chosen line of work, policing is "a profession in need of serious reform," he states. He shares his thoughts with unPlanned on all this to assess where we are right now. He outlines how his department is responding to this fast-moving change and the policies the Cambridge Police Department has instituted to be responsible partners in the public trust. Joining the conversation is Brian Corr, the executive director of the Cambridge Police Review and Advisory Board and a past president of the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE). Brian offers his perspectives as someone who's been on the front lines of police reform for many years now.