How one chief tried to reverse past police injustices

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How one chief tried to reverse police wrongs of the civil rights era

As a young officer in Montgomery, Alabama, Kevin Murphy wondered why no one had ever acknowledged past injustices committed by police against civil rights activists. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks with Murphy about his initiatives as police chief to promote a more reflective police force and how those ideas can be applied to law enforcement around the country.

AIR DATE 2/18/16

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