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July 2, 2012Detroit Free Press puts the spotlight on WSU's Police Dept., Center for Urban Studies for crime reduction tactics
http://www.freep.com/article/20120702/NEWS01/207020406/Eyes-on-the-neighborhood-Policing-in-Midtown-a-community-effort?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cp
A model of collaborative policing in Detroit's Midtown has resulted in a dramatic drop in crime during the last four years. Led by Wayne State University police, a group of academics and law enforcement officials, the group has been meeting every two weeks for more than two years to pinpoint where crime is happening, who might be committing it, and how best to deploy officers to keep offenders at bay. Since 2008, officers say crime in the Midtown area has fallen by more than one-third. Wayne State officers work with Detroit Police on car theft issues and with the Sheriff's Office on drug issues, among other things. At the helm are WSU Police Chief Anthony Holt and David Martin of the Center for Urban Studies, who prepares crime data and maps outlining the last two weeks of activity in Midtown. Holt roughly outlines the strategy for the next two weeks before the meeting breaks. As Detroit continues to change, Holt said there is no reason similar programs that put multiple law enforcement agencies in the same room with needle-sharp data can't change crime in other areas. A photo of the WSUPD dispatch center is included.
A model of collaborative policing in Detroit's Midtown has resulted in a dramatic drop in crime during the last four years. Led by Wayne State University police, a group of academics and law enforcement officials, the group has been meeting every two weeks for more than two years to pinpoint where crime is happening, who might be committing it, and how best to deploy officers to keep offenders at bay. Since 2008, officers say crime in the Midtown area has fallen by more than one-third. Wayne State officers work with Detroit Police on car theft issues and with the Sheriff's Office on drug issues, among other things. At the helm are WSU Police Chief Anthony Holt and David Martin of the Center for Urban Studies, who prepares crime data and maps outlining the last two weeks of activity in Midtown. Holt roughly outlines the strategy for the next two weeks before the meeting breaks. As Detroit continues to change, Holt said there is no reason similar programs that put multiple law enforcement agencies in the same room with needle-sharp data can't change crime in other areas. A photo of the WSUPD dispatch center is included.
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