THIS FORECAST.
YOU CAN TRACK THE RAIN AND A LOT
YOU CAN TRACK THE RAIN AND A LOT
MORE, IT’S FREE IN YOUR APP
GUIDE.
>> KAREN: AND THE STOPS FOR
AFRICAN-AMERICAN DRIVERS, ONE
THAT MSP IS LOOKING AT
TRANSPARENCY AS THEY TAKE AIM AT
A WEB PAGE HOLDING THEM
ACCOUNTABLE.
AND VICTOR, WHY THIS IS SO
IMPORTANT.
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
THOSE ARE PRETTY INTERESTING
STATS, BUT MSP DECIDED TO CREATE
THIS COUNCIL AND THIS WEBSITE
ALL BECAUSE OF THAT.
>> SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WE’VE BEEN WORKING, OUR
STRATEGIC PLAN WAS TRYING TO BE
A LITTLE MORE TRANSPARENT.
>> AND LIEUTENANT SHAW WITH THE
MICHIGAN STATE POLICE SAYS THAT
SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND WITH THE
BRAND NEW SIGHT ON THE WORLDWIDE
WEB.
>> WHAT OUR RECRUITING EFFORTS
ARE, TRAFFIC STOP, YOU KNOW,
WHAT WE’RE DOING AS FAR AS OUR
STRENGTH REPORT AND THINGS LIKE
THAT, ALL OF OUR
NON-CONFIDENTIAL POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES ARE ALSO ON THIS
WEBSITE.
>> THE NEWLY LAUNCHED WEBSITE
WILL NEW GIVE YOU ONE PLACE TO
FIND THAT DATA RATHER THAN
HAVING TO FISH FOR IT ON YOUR
OWN ON MULTIPLE WEBSITES.
>> A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION WAS
OUT THERE ALREADY, BUT IT WASN’T
IN A SPOT WHERE THE PUBLIC TO
JUST GO TO ONE PAGE AND KIND OF
SEE.
>> THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE
OVERALL POLICE RELATIONS, GIVING
THE PEOPLE THE POWER TO HOLD MSP
OFFICERS AND THE DEPARTMENT
ACCOUNTABLE.
>> WE GET OUR POWER FROM THE
PEOPLE, SO TO SPEAK.
YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE GIVE THE
POLICE THE POWER TO DO WHAT THEY
WANT FOR THEM.
SO, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO
THAT AND YOU KNOW, ALSO WITH IN
ADVISORY COUNCIL, THIS IS
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
REACH OUT TO THEM, YOU KNOW,
KIND OF SEE WHAT WE’RE DOING AND
THE HITS AND MISSES AND GOING
FOR IT TO BECOMING A BETTER
DEPARTMENT FOR THE STATE AND FOR
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
MICHIGAN
MICHIGAN.
>> NOW, WE’VE INCLUDED A LINK TO
THAT CITIZEN ADVISORY COUNCIL ON
OUR WEBSITE.
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
SO HEAD RIGHT OVER THERE TO GO
TO AT THAT WEBSITE.
