On this edition of Your Call’s Media Roundtable, we discuss a USA Today investigation about law enforcement agencies around the country that threaten and retaliate against internal whistleblowers who expose misconduct by their fellow officers.
The investigation, Behind the Blue Wall of Silence, documents how law enforcement agencies respond when one of their own exposes police corruption, brutality or other misconduct. Reporters found systemic, unchecked retaliation at departments large and small across the country.
Guest:
Gina Barton, award winning investigative reporter for USA TODAY covering criminal justice
Web Resources:
USA Today: Behind the Blue Wall of Silence
USA Today: Dead rats, death threats, destroyed careers. How law enforcement punishes its whistleblowers
