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Mudinyeri:
Looks like OPD is trying to bury the results of a recent study of their anti-gang tactics rather than openly discuss and/or refute its findings.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120716/NEWS/707169963/1685

JimP:
..... Seemed to me that this "study" seriously lacked any measure of facts...... "Let's go ask some gang members if the Police have ever treated them badly, record the responses and call it a study!"

Having been treated less than proffesionally by OPD in the past, I am certainly not a fan of theirs, by any means..... but this "study" lacked any verifiable data, and looked more like a Tristan Bonn hitpiece .....

Mudinyeri:
It appears that the individuals commissioned to conduct the studay said much the same thing, i.e. that it's not the be-all, end-all, but it's a place to begin asking questions. 

What's worrisome is the intent to bury the study.

JimP:
You don't see this as some left leaning academics attempting to generate a well paying no-work gig?

I sure do.

Mudinyeri:

--- Quote from: JimP on July 17, 2012, 10:46:06 PM ---You don't see this as some left leaning academics attempting to generate a well paying no-work gig?

I sure do.

--- End quote ---

That could certainly be a part of it.  But, if nearly 1% of Omaha's population is comprised of known gang members (per OPD's database), there's obviously room for improvement in the way OPD handles gangs.  Rather than discuss it openly and seek to benefit from the critique, they're going to bury the study that offers the critique.

Seems unwise (at best) to me.

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