What can SPD learn from New Orleans Police Department reforms? Photo by Thomas Hawk.
Police Reform In New Orleans And Former US Senator Bill Bradley
Steve Scher
05/16/2012 at 9:00 a.m.
Policing The Police: This week, Seattle city officials are expected reply to Department of Justice recommendations for reforming the Seattle Police Department. It's expected that the DOJ will suggest a "consent decree" to solve problems in the Police Department. How does a consent decree actually work, what does it cost, and how might Seattle's version of it hold up in comparison with other cities?
Bill Bradley Says 'We Can All Do Better:' Former three–term US senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley sees a decline in America's future if we don't change course. What can one person do when it comes to rebuilding the country? Bill Bradley joins for a discussion of his new book, "We Can All Do Better."
More Women Losing Enthusiasm For HPV Vaccine: Human papillomavirus, better known as HPV, is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the nation — even after a vaccine was developed in 2006. In most cases, HPV clears up by itself within two years, but it can also cause cervical cancer. A recent study finds that the number of women completing the series of shots that would protect them against HPV is low and getting lower. What is it about the vaccine that women are not committing to, and how can that change?
Sound Of The Day: Is today's sound human or machine? What do you think? Hear an interesting sound? Record it, and send it to weekday@kuow.org with "Sound of the Day" in the subject line.
Related Event
Bill Bradley speaks tonight at Town Hall Seattle at 7:30 p.m.
Guest(s)
Brendan McCarthy is a crime reporter with the New Orleans Times–Picayune.
Bill Bradley served in the US Senate representing New Jersey from 1979–1997. He was a Democratic candidate for president in 2000. Before entering politics he was a Rhodes Scholar, a 1964 Olympics gold medalist and a professional basketball player with the New York Knicks from 1967–1977. He is the author of six books on American politics, culture and the economy, including his latest "We Can All Do Better." He's also managing director of Allen & Company LLC and host of the Satellite Radio show "American Voices."
Dr. Connie Mao is an associate professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Washington. She has been working on research related to the prevention of cervical cancer for the past 15 years, including new HPV vaccines and improved screening methods for cervical cancer.
KUOW does not endorse or control the content viewed on these links as they appear now or in the future.
- 'NOPD overhaul is expected to increase costs for city,' NOLA.com
- Bill Bradley
- 'Bill Bradley: 'Do Better' To Reverse Country's Course,' NPR
- 'We Can All Do Better,' Huffington Post
- University of Washington HPV Research Group
