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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. ....