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The Durham Justice System: A "State of Emergency"

By K.C. Johnson

A comprehensive late 2007 report on the Durham Police Department's handling of gang-related activity by Deborah Lamm Weisel and Buddy Howell:Among its conclusions--none of which would surprise anyone who observed the DPD's performance from March 2006 through January 2007:Durham has a long-standing reputation as a high-crime city with well-entrenched gangs. Further, the economic needs of Durham?s citizens are longterm and complex, and poverty is deeply rooted in an on-going discourse about race ? a discourse that may become more divisive as the population continues to diversify . . .Durham has a highly politicized environment. During this study, we saw extensive micromanagement of government agencies by elected officials ? a political style more typical of very large mayoral cities in the U...continue to full post

Full post as published by Durham-in-Wonderland on March 23, 2008 (boomark / email).