Tag: Public Safety
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Report Released On San Diego County Officer-Involved Shootings
Suspects shot by San Diego County law enforcement officers over a 20-year period were mostly young, white males who suffered from mental illness, were under the influence of drugs or both, a county report released Thursday shows. The study from the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office found 367 suspects were shot by law enforcement…
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Council Members Tackle Questions of Race Relations, Community Involvement
Several City Council members said Wednesday that further engagement with the community is necessary to strengthen public trust in the San Diego Police Department — part of the fallout from fatal shootings of unarmed black men in Ferguson, Mo., and New York City. The comments at a meeting of the council’s Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods…
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The Voice of a Survivor: Rallying to Raise Awareness About Sex Trafficking
Alexandria ‘Magik’ Rice goes to Balboa Park on Jan. 10 to interview sex trafficking survivors who were raising awareness about the growing problem in San Diego County. | Video Credit: Alexandria ‘Magik’ Rice By Alexandria ‘Magik’ Rice Alexandria ‘Magik’ Rice, a youth videographer working with the Media Arts Center, attended a sex trafficking awareness rally in Balboa…
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Suspensions, Expulsions Down In San Diego Schools
A student runs up stairs at Monroe Clark Middle School in City Heights. | Photo Credit: Cecia, The AjA Project By Megan Burks A new law aiming to limit school discipline measures that take students out of class went into effect Jan. 1. But new data from the California Department of Education shows districts have…
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Citizens Review Board Brings in Backup
Sharmaine Moseley, center, attends Albany’s Citizens Police Review Board meeting on Oct. 11, 2012 at the GWU Center in Albany, New York. | Photo Credit: Cindy Shultz, Times Union By Megan Burks The San Diego Citizens Review Board on Police Practices provides a second set of eyes on police misconduct cases, but it has operated…