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Reporting on the increase in complaints against law enforcement

This interview originally aired on In the Moment on SDPB Radio.

Since 2016, there's been 132% increase in investigations into law enforcement officer misconduct in the state. John Hult, senior reporter at the South Dakota Searchlight, set off to find out why.

He stripped away assumptions and snap judgements to examine the causes behind the jump. While there was an increase in investigations, there may not have been a similar rise in misconduct incidents.

Hult discusses his reporting and the potential issues he sees in a recent discipline change made in response to the hike in investigations.

Read his full investigation.

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of "In the Moment."
Ellen Koester is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ari Jungemann is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.