How Denver s collaborative plan for policing compares to what community leaders want
KMGH
and last updated 2021-05-24 17:06:33-04
DENVER â City officials on Monday unveiled what they called a collaborative, community-based approach to policing in Denver, one aimed at reducing violent crime while the city also recovers from the effects of the pandemic.
The plan, part of the city s COVID-19 recovery strategy, included input from Mayor Michael Hancock, the city s public safety director, Murphy Robinson, police Chief Paul Pazen and other city and county officials.
But while the plan was presented as a public safety transformation, it strongly contrasted â both in scope and specifics â with a 53-page report released last week by a community-wide task force.