Category: Criminal Justice

AG Mulroy And Judge Sugarmon Launch New Era In Criminal Justice Reform

by Smart City Memphis | Oct 10, 2022 | Criminal Justice | 0

Recently elected District Attorney General Steve Mulroy and Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon...

Data Points: Crime Rates and Political Milestones

by Smart City Memphis | Jun 7, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Criminal Justice | 0

For reasons known only to the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission and the University of Memphis Public...

A Bad Look: White Politicians Get Their Way With Legislature’s Help

by Smart City Memphis | Mar 21, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Criminal Justice, State Government | 0

We presume that the White politicians from City of Memphis who encouraged the White, right wing...

Crimefighting Strategies More Of The Same

by Smart City Memphis | Mar 10, 2022 | City of Memphis Government, Criminal Justice | 0

San Jose, California, was recently the first city in the U.S. to require gun owners to have...

What Is It About Memphis And Murders?

by Smart City Memphis | Feb 9, 2022 | Criminal Justice | 0

By John Branston What Is It About Memphis and Murder? If Memphis is not Number One in murders per...

What’s Better Crime Deterrent: Surveillance Cameras Or Street Lighting?

by Smart City Memphis | Nov 29, 2021 | City of Memphis Government, Criminal Justice | 0

Despite City of Memphis spending $10 million in a decade for more than 2,000 ubiquitous...

City Branding That’s Not Overwhelmed By Crime Headlines

by Smart City Memphis | Nov 8, 2021 | City of Memphis Government, Criminal Justice, Data Points, Economic Development, Leadership, Media, Talent | 0

Table Above: Major Violent Crime It’s hard not to pity the people at Memphis Branding AKA...

Elton Hayes Killed 50 Years Ago – Part 2 – The Incident

by Smart City Memphis | Oct 18, 2021 | Civil Rights, Criminal Justice | 0

“Nobody was hurt until the police officers got there.” Part I: The Introduction to a...

Teenager Elton Hayes Was Killed 50 Years Ago Today

by Smart City Memphis | Oct 15, 2021 | Civil Rights, Criminal Justice | 0

Smart City Memphis remembers the death of teenager Elton Hayes 50 years ago, the trial, and the...

Mayor Strickland’s Violent Crime Frustrations Grow

by Smart City Memphis | Aug 5, 2021 | City of Memphis Government, Criminal Justice | 0

Thumbnail: Memphis’ major violent crime rate has climbed in five of the last six years, creating the single biggest frustration for the Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, who was elected on the pledge to lower the crime rate.

Spending On Police Rises While New Ideas Decline

by Smart City Memphis | Apr 23, 2021 | City of Memphis Government, Criminal Justice | 0

Over the past three decades, U.S. cities have allocated larger and larger shares of their budgets...

A Historic Appointment As Memphis Police Chief Comes With Historic Opportunities

by Smart City Memphis | Apr 21, 2021 | City of Memphis Government, Criminal Justice | 0

Thumbnail: The appointment of Cerelyn Davis as the new police chief in Memphis is historic in selecting an African Woman, the first outsider in 50 years. More to the point, it could be historic in bringing new ideas and new voices into law enforcement strategies in Memphis.

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Since 2005, this has been Smart City Consulting’s blog with the aim of connecting the dots and providing perspective on issues and policies shaping Memphis. Editor and primary author is Tom Jones, columnist, author of two books, and consultant on public policy. Smart City Memphis was called one of the most intriguing blogs in the U.S. by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change; The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal wrote that “Smart City Memphis provides some of the most well-thought-out thinking about Memphis’ past, present, and future you’ll find anywhere,” and the Memphis Flyer said: “This incredibly well-written blog sets out to solves the city’s ills – from the mayor to MATA – with out-of-the-box thinking, fresh approaches to old problems, and new ideas. If you have questions, submissions, or ideas for posts, please email Tom Jones, at tjones@smartcityconsulting.com.