Oakland's Crime Consultants Start Mid-Month

The crime consultants hired by the City of Oakland at a cost of $250,000 will start their work in the middle of this month, Oakland North reports in the first of a four-series on the city's contract with Strategic Policy Partners.

The Oakland City Council approved the contract 7-1 on Jan. 23 after hours of public comment, much of it centered on the team's most controversial member, former Los Angeles Police Department Chief William Bratton. 

Oakland North says it will "look at why the consultants were brought in, who makes up this new group, how Bratton became a big name in policing and what issues residents think the consultants should tackle first" in three additional articles over the next two weeks.

You may read the first in the series here.

Do you support the hiring of William Bratton as a consultant? Do you think it will help reduce Oakland's crime rate? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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