Feb 16, 2021 / 07:12 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) News 8 has obtained the findings of a nonprofit’s study of how the city of Indianapolis has handled a surge in violent crime.
The city hired the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform to prepare the report, which details what the group saw as the painful shortcomings in the city’s attempt to reduce the surging gun violence.
The National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform is a nonprofit providing technical assistance, consulting, research and organizational development in the fields of juvenile and criminal justice, youth development and violence prevention and provides consultation, program development technical assistance and training to an array of organizations, including government agencies, nonprofits and philanthropic foundations, according to
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Police in Indiana would be barred from firing warning shots under legislation approved by a Senate committee Tuesday.
Sen. Scott Baldwin (R-Noblesville) is a former police officer and author of the bill. He said warning shots by law enforcement should be a “very last resort.”
“Any time a round leaves the muzzle of a firearm, everyone around us is in danger,” Baldwin said.
But Sen. Greg Taylor (D-Indianapolis) doesn’t like the idea of such a statewide, blanket policy.
“You’re taking away their discretion, Taylor said. And that is not good.”
Baldwin’s bill does allow prison guards to fire warning shots, only to prevent a prisoner escape.
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