Jackson could create a community police oversight commission to promote transparency

The city of Jackson may join the ranks of Detroit, Lansing, Ann Arbor, Grosse Ile and East Lansing by having a community police oversight commission.

The goal is to increase transparency and to create processes around policymaking for the department.

The city of Jackson may joarbor and Lansing by creatoversight commission.

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Hit met wiPolice Chief Mike Yankowskget advice on how commissihe said many times, it wasactually having that in plwith different types of copolice related issues.

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We can be very prpolice department and enganot just the mayor and somengage the community in reand making recommendationsmay be necessary.

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