Safe Zones, a community policing initiative that emerged from Dontre Hamilton’s shooting death in 2014, has worked to combat violence and conflict in two challenged neighborhoods — with documented success.
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Community members commend charge in Sylville Smith case, renew calls for body cam footage
The Milwaukee County District Attorney’s decision to charge a former Milwaukee police officer in the August killing of Sylville K. Smith earned cautious praise from neighborhood residents and community leaders, but some say prosecutors didn’t go far enough.
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Leader with lifelong commitment to youth heads city effort to end violence
Reggie Moore, director of the Office of Violence Prevention, hopes to combat violence in Milwaukee and use his leadership skills to create change.
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City launches planning process to build united front against violence
The city’s Office of Violence Prevention recently brought together a cross section of Milwaukeeans to launch a planning process to reduce violence.
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Cincinnati’s collaborative police reform effort offers model for Milwaukee
During a panel discussion of individuals involved in Cincinnati’s 15-year-long police reform effort, Milwaukee leaders and residents expressed the need to bring all parties to the table to improve relations between police and the community.
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Co-founders of Black Lives Matter movement urge students to ‘get engaged’
The visit of social justice leaders Alicia Garza and Patrisse Cullors to UW-Milwaukee demonstrated the shift of Black Lives Matter from an Internet hashtag to an in-person call to action.
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Police chief discusses ‘crisis of legitimacy’ facing law enforcement officers
Police Chief Ed Flynn addressed the roles elected officials and media play in community relationships with police at a recent Milwaukee Press Club event.
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Community organizations to Common Council: ‘More police is not the answer’
Representatives of community organizations questioned the value of more police at a hearing to solicit feedback on the Common Council’s preliminary public safety plan. One called for attacking “the conditions of misery and want.”
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Judge to rule on permanent order to keep Sherman Park open after 6 p.m.
In the wake of a temporary court decision to prevent Sheriff David Clarke from continuing to enforce a three-week-long curfew in Sherman Park, city leaders said fostering trust between residents and law enforcement is essential.
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State rep arrested in Sherman Park says police focus needs to change
Wisconsin State Rep. Jonathan Brostoff, who was arrested during a show of force by Milwaukee police in Sherman Park, is calling on the city to refocus its anti-violence efforts from “punitive to preventative.”