DEEP DIVE: The Values of Trust, Data, and Strategy in Solving Violent Crimes

By: Mikki Morrissette

Outlets: Minnesota Women's Press

Published: October 9, 2026

Words: 2,618

Last Updated: 4 days ago

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With the Minneapolis police budget under scrutiny for effectiveness commensurate with dollars spent, analysis of how Saint Paul public safety programs have been effective in some ways as a comparison, and the Hennepin County attorney election in play, I revisited notes from a conference held a year ago by the Minnesota Justice Research Center titled “Committing to Progress in Policing.”

Minnesota leaders indicate that it is not simply harsher punishments that deter crime — but …

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