How police departments can improve community relations and reduce crime
It’s been two and a half years since George Floyd was murdered by a police officer, prompting millions to flood...
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Tracked and Traced: Does ShotSpotter prevent violent crime in Detroit?
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Detroit hopes to expand ShotSpotter gun detection system using $7 million in ARPA funds
ShotSpotter is a gun detection system that has been installed in Detroit to help lower crime and violence in the...
Michigan State University report finds racial disparities in traffic stops
Michigan State Police leaders are promising improvements after a study found a disproportionately high number of Black drivers are stopped...
Greektown Businesses Install Security Cameras on Streets
The streets of Greektown are now monitored by surveillance cameras that feed video directly to the Detroit Police Department. Eleven...
Free Book Exchanges Coming to Detroit Police Precincts
Police in Detroit want to help children in the city read more often. The police department is partnering with the national...
“Seven Last Words of the Unarmed” Explores Final Words of Black Men
“The very question of ‘why?’ sort of sets up the whole rest of the piece," says composer Joel Thompson. "Why is...
Detroit Mayor, Police Chief Encouraged but Not Satisfied by Detroit’s Lower Crime Numbers
J. Carlisle Larsen Mayor Mike Duggan and Police Chief James Craig know the gravity of these circumstances and say they’re...
Detroit Police Department Then and Now
detroitmi.gov/police Laquan McDonald’s shooting death by a Chicago police officer has created enough of a stir that the U.S. Department...
Detroit and Chicago: Police, Community, and the DOJ
JJ/Creative Commons Just over a year ago, a 17-year-old young man in Chicago - Laquan McDonald - was shot...
Sweep Nets Nearly 90 Alleged Gang Members
Federal agents have arrested almost 90 people in Metro Detroit in connection with a nationwide crackdown on gang activity....
