Memphis Shelby Crime Commission: ‘It’s not your typical nonprofit’
The MSCC’s main function is to convene for planning and reporting, and to provide accountability partner nudging, sometimes insistently, when...
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Curbing the gang violence ‘epidemic’ is Memphis’ priority
District Attorney Amy Weirich and Crime Commission President Bill Gibbons released a column in the Daily Memphian discussing the challenge of gang...
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Community Engagement Critical to Reducing Crime
One of the goals of the Safe Community plan is to strengthen community engagement in crime prevention and reduction efforts. That goal can be...
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Forum Connects Employers to Sources for Hiring Ex-Offenders
Governor Bill Lee, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, and other leaders joined over 300 participants in a forum on June...
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FED UP CAMPAIGN RECEIVES AWARD
The GUN CRIME.MAX TIME. FED UP. ad campaign, an Operation: Safe Community initiative, was recognized by the 39th Annual Telly Awards honoring...
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LESS CRIME, MORE GROWTH
The Commercial Appeal featured a guest column Sunday, May 20th by Bill Gibbons, Crime Commission president, on the importance of reducing crime to...
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MEMPHIS SHELBY CRIME COMMISSION 2017 ANNUAL REPORT
The Memphis Shelby Crime Commission ‘s 2017 Annual Report is now available online.
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Public Safety Institute’s Symposium on Juvenile Delinquency
In October, the PSI sponsored a symposium on Breaking the Cycle of Delinquency to learn about and generate support for the creation of a juvenile...
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Crime Commission, Public Safety Institute Partner to Advance Crime Plan
The Crime Commission and the new Public Safety Institute (PSI) at the University of Memphis have teamed up to make the new Operation: Safe...
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