Watch CBS News

This week on "Sunday Morning" (June 6)

Host: Jane Pauley 

In our special edition June 6, "Sunday Morning" explores issues of policing in America and around the world.

WATCH THE FULL JUNE 6 EPISODE! 

'I Can't Breathe' Protest Held After Man Dies In Police Custody In Minneapolis
Protesters confront police near the 3rd Precinct station house on May 27, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, two days after George Floyd was killed when his neck was pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis police officer. The killing, caught on video, sparked riots across Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and protests demanding justice around the world. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

COVER STORY: Police speak on rebuilding the public trust | Watch Video
"Sunday Morning" senior contributor Ted Koppel sits down with police officers from across the country for a street-level view of the issues they face, from anti-police sentiment and the pressures of an arduous work environment, to the price paid by all officers for the actions of bad cops, and learns how one group of officers in Charleston, S.C., is working to strengthen community ties.

For more info:

       
WORLD: What lessons do police in Europe have for American cops? | Watch Video
Compared to police in Europe, U.S. police are more quick to use deadly force, and in turn they kill far more people per officer than law enforcement in Europe. Correspondent Seth Doane looks at how the approaches differ.

For more info:

      
COMMENTARY: Without accountability, deaths at the hands of police will continue | Watch Video
Mona Hardin, whose son, Ronald Greene, was killed by Louisiana police, says change will not come until justice is served against police violence.

For more info: 

street-crisis-response-team-san-francisco-620.jpg
Instead of sending armed police officers, 911 dispatchers in San Francisco can now send teams of paramedics, mental health professionals and counselors from the city's fire and health departments in response to psychiatric and behavioral crises calls. CBS News

U.S.: Answering the call: Changing how 911 responds to mental health crises | Watch Video
With its new Street Crisis Response program, San Francisco hopes to lower potentially fatal confrontations between police officers and those undergoing mental health or behavioral crises. Correspondent John Blackstone talks with members of the team, and with Mayor London Breed, about the goals of the new initiative.

For more info:

      
IN MEMORIAM: Monuments to issues of policing (Video)
Two monuments in Washington, D.C. – a city with memorials honoring presidents, fallen warriors, and those who shaped history for the better – hold particular relevance to the role of police in American society. Jane Pauley reports. 

police-compassion-1920.jpg
CBS News

HARTMAN: A cop's most disarming weapon: compassion | Watch Video
Correspondent Steve Hartman revisits some of his most memorable stories about police officers who wear their badges over a loving heart.

      
COMMENTARY: Killed in the line of duty | Watch Video
Emilio J. Miyares, national president of Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS), remembers the families and friends of law enforcement officers who are killed for doing their job.

For more info:

     
SUNDAY PROFILE: Bill Bratton on police reform: "One cop can effectively improve the image of the profession, or destroy it" | Watch Video
Throughout his five-decade career, Bill Bratton, former police commissioner in New York City, Boston and Los Angeles, has been an architect of modern policing in America, instituting reforms that lowered crime and bolstered the bond between the public and the men and women who serve and protect. Now, he fears much of what he helped create is crumbling. Yet, he tells correspondent Mark Whitaker, he has reasons to believe positive change remains possible.

For more info:

japan-police-c-1920.jpg
Police officers in Tokyo. CBS News

WORLD: Walking the beat in Japan, a "heaven for cops" | Watch Video
Japan's low crime rate may be traced in part to its homogenous society and gun-free culture, but also to the ways in which its police have pushed the envelope on community relations. Correspondent Lucy Craft went on patrol with Tokyo's ubiquitous and helpful police officers, whose guns remain holstered, and whose job includes everything from listening to marital spats, to operating the world's largest lost-and-found.

For more info:

edgar-rodriguez-police-pastor-1920.jpg
Edgar Rodriguez is both the police chief in Moville, Iowa, and a pastor at the New Hope Church. CBS News

SMALL TOWN: Cop on the beat, and the pulpit | Watch Video
Edgar Rodriguez wears two hats, as both a police chief and a pastor in Moville, Iowa. He tells correspondent Lee Cowan that he sees being a police officer as an extension of his ministry, and that he does not believe in lost causes.

For more info:

     
NATURE: Muir Woods National Monument (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" takes us to the Muir Woods National Monument in California, a contemplative forest that's been called a "temple of peace." Videographer: Lance Milbrand.


The Emmy Award-winning "CBS Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. Executive producer is Rand Morrison.

DVR Alert! Find out when "Sunday Morning" airs in your city 

"Sunday Morning" also streams on CBSN beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET and again at 11:30 a.m. ET.

Full episodes of "Sunday Morning" are now available to watch on demand on CBSNews.com, CBS.com and Paramount+, including via Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon FireTV/FireTV stick and Xbox. 

Follow us on Twitter (@CBSSunday), FacebookInstagram (#CBSSundayMorning), YouTube, and at cbssundaymorning.com.  

You can also download the free "Sunday Morning" audio podcast at iTunes and at Play.it. Now you'll never miss the trumpet!


View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.