The police play a vital role in our society.

警察在我们的社会中起着极其重要的作用。

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For example, in the case of rape women were once too embarrassed to report the crime to a male dominated police force that was awash with sexist beliefs about women and their position in society.

例如在强奸案方面，女性曾经因感到尴尬而不敢向男性主导的警队报告罪行，警队中也充斥着对女性及其社会地位的性别主义观念。

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Even if the police are more likely to pick on black boys, both the police and society as a whole are far less racist than in the past. Yet history lingers.

即便警察更倾向于针对黑人男孩，警察和社会整体的种族主义倾向都比过去要小，然而历史在踟蹰不前。

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While the top police official gained some unexpected supporters, there was criticism as well from various sectors of society, including separatists.

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