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Reforming investigations into cop shootings

(OLYMPIA, Wa) – The State Office of Independent Investigations is charged with investigating fatal police shootings. The idea is to have an impartial agency responsible for determining what happened, and not a police department that is likely to have a conflict of interest. But several years in, the OII is barely up and running. We’ll talk to the agency’s director.

PLUS: Can Donald Trump actually deport 11 million undocumented immigrants?

AND: How trans rights have become a flash point at the US Capitol.

Guests include Crime and Terrorism Analyst Brad Garrett; Roger Rogoff, head of the Office of Independent Investigations; and ABC’s Steve Roberts.

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(OLYMPIA, Wa) – The State Office of Independent Investigations is charged with investigating fatal police shootings. The idea is to have an impartial agency responsible for determining what happened, and not a police department that is likely to have a conflict of interest. But several years in, the OII is barely up and running. We’ll talk to the agency’s director.

PLUS: Can Donald Trump actually deport 11 million undocumented immigrants?

AND: How trans rights have become a flash point at the US Capitol.

Guests include Crime and Terrorism Analyst Brad Garrett; Roger Rogoff, head of the Office of Independent Investigations; and ABC’s Steve Roberts.

The Northwest Politicast with Jeff Pohjola: From this Washington to that one, Jeff Pohjola will explore the issues and politics of the week. Frequent guests and top analysts break down the news to get to the heart of what matters most.

 

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