Come and get it while its HoT!

Grits for Breakfast posted on Monday the 24th an excerpt titled, Training too late, parsing crime data, and other stories centering around a case between a local police officer and a schizophrenic man. The post discusses whether local law enforcement made the correct judgment and whether there is enough training on the matter. It mentions whether DPS requirements implement any sort of training with mentally ill suspects as other police agencies have. Furthering into other major cities throughout texas and the different types of crime rates. Also touching on the use of surveillance cameras within the local police department.

C’mon you had to have click on this blog just by its catchy name! To my surprise that wasn’t the only beneficial part of this blog. At first glance I really enjoyed the organization and clarity of the blog. As I dove into the actual text I appreciated the separation and titling of the different topics within the post. There are also many links within the post that help you get an understanding of the topic at hand. This is where I was blown away! The writers for Grits are all highly educated and have decades of experience in the political field, criminal justice, law or other overlapping fields such as news. Grits talks about the use of surveillance cameras on police officers not being a main focus. I believe this is something that should be implemented in the budget and over time all the police officers should be equipt with them on their persons. He then talks about crime rates within the state of texas and gives us an overview of the specific types of crimes on the rise or decline. I am excited to continue to check back in with this blog and see other topics they discuss.