Dr. Alex del Carmen, a criminology professor at Tarleton Law, was recently featured on KRLD in Dallas, TX to discuss the case of five police officers in Memphis, Tennessee facing a variety of charges in the death of Tyree Nichols. Dr. del Carmen offered his expertise on the issue of culturalism versus racism, asserting that the race of the officer is almost irrelevant to the whole equation of the accusation. He further discussed how police departments are desperate to hire anyone, given the shortage of police officers, but cautioned that care must be taken to ensure quality applicants who are not bringing implicit bias into their role. The interview also included a discussion of how to identify potential troublemakers and weed them out. Dr. del Carmen’s thoughtful and comprehensive insight provided an important perspective to this difficult issue.