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Browsing: Law Enforcement
The state labels thousands of offenders violent when they’ve never committed an act of violence
A cop’s toughest call: if and when to use force to apprehend a suspect
What happened in Kenosha is an anomaly, defying the critics’ charge that police violence is systemic
Disciplinary actions against police officers in Wisconsin’s largest cities, whether for use of force or anything else, are rare
State needs better crime data to get an accurate picture of who’s incarcerated here and why
Badger Institute urges legislators to mandate better statewide data
A call for greater transparency
Wisconsin needs criminal justice data collection and reporting legislation
Policymakers will need to look to reforms to address overcrowding issues
Move would stress support and health care systems throughout the state
Badger Institute analysis shows the rate is much lower, and complicated crime reporting makes comparisons difficult
Revoking supervision for ex-offenders accused of new crimes would cost taxpayers without improving public safety
Wisconsin’s prison system will require hundreds of millions of dollars for new construction, operating costs just to keep up with population growth
When law enforcement and ex-offenders come together, good things can happen.
This video tells the story of Partners in Hope, a Milwaukee prisoner reentry program where cops, federal agents and prosecutors (among others) offer training, mentorship and friendship to people directly returning from prison or jail.
A decade ago, the Grafton Fire Department was a private, all-volunteer service that had operated the same way for more than a century.
Suggesting changes to fire department practices isn’t an affront to heroes
Firefighters almost never fight fires nowadays, turning fire departments into emergency medical services agencies. Is there a better way?
Congressman Paul Ryan could not help himself. There he was at a Racine school last week, listening as teachers described a pilot program that helps kids back away from fights and reduces bullying.
Rather than being portrayed as the enemy of low-income blacks, police should be seen instead as the community’s strongest allies against recurring violence.