Race, Police Shootings And The Justice System In New Mexico

July 15, 2016 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, producer Sarah Gustavus speaks with two local attorneys about what they see in the justice system in New Mexico and how they speak with their children about interacting with the police.

Leon Howard is an attorney and co-chair of the New Mexico State Bar’s Committee on Diversity. Sonia Gipson Rankin is an associate dean at the University College at UNM and senior lecturer in Africana Studies.

Also this week, correspondent Gwyneth Doland sits down with current and former law enforcement officers to discuss local reactions to the deadly shooting of several Dallas police officers last week during a peaceful protest.