Quote of the Day | August 14, 2019

“The more confident that the community has that their views, feelings, and beliefs are represented, the more willing they are to cooperate. That creates an environment of participation. When you have participation, you tend to not have as many negative interactions.”

– Chris Burbank, of the Center for Policing Equity, explaining why it’s important that a police force reflect the community it serves [Tulsa World]

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Quote of the Day | August 14, 2018

“When I started at the Department of Justice in 2003, one of the first statistics I learned was that Native Americans are victims of violent crime at a rate more than double of any other racial or ethnic group in the United States. I am sad to report that we can still use that same statistic today.”

-U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma Trent Shores, who is chairing a Department of Justice meeting to talk about new ways to reduce crime in Indian Country [Public Radio Tulsa]

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