Additional Recovery Initiative To Start As Soon As January By Shamane Mills The Madison Police Department has received a three-year, $700,000 federal “smart policing” grant to try a new way to deal with nonviolent drug offenders who commit low-level crimes. Rather than arrest, drug users will be given a chance to get treatment. The heroin […]
Legal Tips – Tools For Interacting With Police Safely
In response to the increasing attention to local, state, and national police conduct when interacting with the public, the mission of Legal TIPS is to provide the citizens of Madison a guide to understanding their rights during common encounters with law enforcement. In addition, it provides insight from the Madison Police Department on what their […]
Madison’s Police Oversight Debate Cools Down—For Now
Chief Koval, Alder Bidar-Sielaff Reflect On A Contentious Week By Scott Gordon Madison Police Chief Says Changing Lethal Force Standard Is Not An Option To watch Madison Police Chief Mike Koval and Alder Shiva Bidar-Sielaff speak on Wisconsin Public Television’s “Here And Now,” one might not immediately recognize the escalating tensions between the police department […]
Dane County Buying Equipment To Train Police To Diffuse Violence
Use-Of-Force Simulator Aims To Help Officers Avoid Use Of Weapons by Gilman Halsted The Dane County Sheriff’s Department plans to buy a use-of-force simulator to better train officers in how to de-escalate hostile situations before using a gun, taser or pepper spray. All police officers across the state get some training in de-escalation, but Dane […]
Madison Police Working to Integrate Voice, Needs of Community into Police Training
by Brianna Rae The City of Madison has recently been situated within the national discourse regarding issues of racial injustice and police brutality against communities of color. Since the shooting of Tony Robinson in March and the release of reports detailing the egregious severity of racial inequities that exist within Dane County and the larger […]
Madison Police Department Pushes for Local Recruitment
by Brianna Rae This week, the Madison Police Department (MPD) unveiled a new campaign for local recruitment of officers in hopes of piquing more interest in the idea and career path of community service through policing. With the help of Adams Outdoor Advertising, MPD designed a billboard to overlook the beltline near Fish Hatchery Road, […]
Police Chief Responds to Demands from Young, Gifted & Black Coalition
By Ariele Vaccaro January 16, 2015 The Young, Gifted and Black Coalition (YGB) recently sent a list of requests to Madison police chief, Mike Koval. Among the demands was the release of 350 African American prisoners incarcerated for “crimes of poverty”. In addition, the organization asked that the Koval make efforts to decrease […]