Posts Tagged ‘Public Safety’
Getting Unlicensed Drivers Off the Road … By Helping Them Get Licenses
Kansas City, Kansas, police have created what might be the nation’s first police-run driver training school to help get unlicensed drivers off the streets.
Read MoreSpecial KCPD Unit Focuses on Saving Lives, One Drunk at a Time
Meet Kansas City police officer Douglas Davidson. He has the distinction of arresting more people for drunk or otherwise impaired driving than any other member of law enforcement in Missouri.
Read MoreCameron Lamb Case Stirs Emotions of Those Who Have Lost Loved Ones in Police Shootings
Families that have lost loved ones in police shootings have been both encouraged and retraumatized by the recent Cameron Lamb case.
Read MoreFBI has Investigated Kansas City, Kansas, Police for Decades, but Prosecution of Bad Cops is Rare
As a federal grand jury investigates Roger Golubski, a former Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department detective, FBI documents dating back to the 1990s reported police beat Black people routinely, were said to be involved in the drug trade and ignored the crack cocaine problem.
Read MoreMind, Body and Crime in the Country
Drug addiction and untreated mental health issues are leading contributors to higher violent crime rates in rural America.
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