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Syracuse Police event casts citizens in roles of arresting officers
By Andrew Polino
December 23, 2015 - 1:03pm
Civilian Training Day, which introduces locals to the job of police, puts trained officers in the roles of everyday citizens resisting arrest.

The Syracuse Police Department introduced a new way to discuss the divide between police officers and the general public: They gathered together members of local community groups, handed them a pair of handcuffs and a prop gun and asked, "Now what would you do?"