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The ‘world cried out for a revolution’ in policing last summer. Here’s how Salt Lake City responded.

City leaders point to audits, mental health training and changes to use-of-force and de-escalation policies. But community organizers call them “scraps” and a “slap in the face.”

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sophie Alcala faces off with the Salt Lake City police during a Justice for Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal protest in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. City officials point to a number police reforms that have been enacted in the past year; advocates insist more needs to be done.