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Report: Brooklyn Park should focus on violence prevention, police reform July 14, 2021 5:24am Text size Copy shortlink: Brooklyn Park should focus on stopping violence before it happens and figuring out where changes might be needed in its police department, according to a new report from the St. Paul-based Wilder Foundation. The 115-page Brooklyn Park: Improving Safety and Policing report, completed over six months and presented to the City Council on Monday, also looked at root causes of violence and overall public safety in the north metro suburb. This timely report provides a thorough research-based foundation to better understand and address the root causes and conditions that result in a lack of safety in a community, said City Manager Jay Stroebel in a statement. ....
Created: July 12, 2021 10:40 PM Law enforcement agencies across the country have been under the microscope over the last year, particularly after the murder of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis last year. Now, a Twin Cities suburb is taking what they call a proactive approach to public safety and building trust between officers and the community at large. In December, Brooklyn Park hired St. Paul-based Wilder Research to evaluate policing, community safety and violence prevention. And during a City Council meeting on Monday, the foundation presented the results. The firm pointed to three changes the city could make to improve public safety: focus on prevention, improve interventions and assess BPPD for improvements. ....