Detroit
Detroit raises police salaries but also commits to mental health response team
November 15, 2022Unable to keep cops on staff, city raises pay. But also sets out to address mental health safety.
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For the sake of our (mental) health, Detroit needs an alternative to policing
November 3, 2022The Motor City desperately needs an alternative to calling the police when mental health crises occur. Other locales have explored and tested new approaches worth studying.
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Faulty Shotspotter gun crime surveillance system doesn’t meet needs of Detroit’s people
October 5, 2022Detroit City Council is considering spending over $7 million on a crime tech surveillance product that has proven a failure in other cities.
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Auto Workers to battle Detroit’s Big Three on two tier wages
July 27, 2022The UAW, at its convention, also moves toward direct election of officers.
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Federal ‘hot spot’ crime strategy in Detroit: More of the same?
June 27, 2022The initiative will bring federal prosecutions to neighborhoods where violent crimes are highest. Topping the charts are the neighborhoods on Detroit’s West and East Sides.
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