Police tactics in high-crime neighborhoods have long caused controversy. Texas has a plan to change that with community help and “light footprint” policing.
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The city's new strategy is called “Cleaning and Greening.” It involves the city proactively finding code violators instead of waiting for complaints. The time for the owner to correct the violations is reduced from a month to a week.
The Crisis Intervention Team will respond to crises family members and caregivers can't control, freeing cops already on those calls to hit the streets elsewhere.