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*The Detroit Police Department plays a major role in the 2005 film ''[[Four Brothers]]''. |
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*The Detroit Police Department plays a major role as the police force featured in the film [[Assault on Precinct 13 (2005 film)|''Assault on |
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*The Detroit Police Department is featured in the 2002 film ''[[Narc (film)|Narc]]'' about two troubled detectives investigating the murder of an undercover cop. |
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*The Detroit Police Department is featured on the video game, ''[[Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition]]''. |
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Revision as of 20:05, 1 September 2010
| Detroit Police Department | |
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| Abbreviation | DPD |
| Motto | Making Detroit a safer place to live, work, and visit. |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
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| Map of the Detroit Police Department's jurisdiction. | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 1300 Beaubien St. |
| Officers | 3,500 |
| Agency executive |
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| Facilities | |
| Districts | 6
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| Website | |
| Detroit Police Department | |
The Detroit Police Department (DPD), established in 1865, is responsible for the city of Detroit, Michigan.
History
The Detroit Police Department was established in 1865 to serve the city's growing population and covers the city with 5 districts and two precincts. The Detroit Police Department was also the first in the country to utilize two way radios in their cars. A historical marker at Belle Isle describes the new advancement in technology.
Fallen officers
The Detroit Police Department has lost 8 officers between the years 2000 and 2010. During the 1970s, the department lost 26 officers in a span of ten years. Since 1878, The Detroit Police Department has lost 224 officers in the line of duty.[2] The leading cause of death in the line of duty is gunfire, with a grand total of 149 officers slain.
Recent history
On July 22, Chief of Police Warren Evans was asked for his resignation from his position at the request of Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, citing controversial actions on the A&E reality TV show "The First 48". [3]
On May 16, while in the process of serving a warrant in search of a suspect, Detroit police shot and killed a 7-year-old child. Aiyana Jones had been sleeping on a couch when police raided her home, released flash grenades and fired shots, one of which entered her skull.[4]
On September 4, 2008, as court proceedings were going on for then-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Ella M. Bully-Cummings announced her retirement as the chief of police. She was the first female police chief in department history. During Ella M. Bully-Cummings tenure the rank and file of the police department experienced record low morale, due mostly to Bully-Cummings unwillingness to consult front line personnel before implementing policy changes, and her administration's rampant disregard for employee contractual rights.[citation needed] Many experts in the law enforcement community consider her to be one of the worst to serve in the position of Chief of the Detroit Police Department.[citation needed]
Reorganization
In 2000, the city requested an investigation by the United States Justice Department into the Detroit Police Department which was concluded in 2003 over allegations regarding its use of force and civil rights violations.[5] Despite the critics, the city proceeded with a major reorganization of the Detroit Police Department; simply put, the city seized the opportunity to trim its budget saving $20,000,000. The department's thirteen precincts were consolidated into six larger districts: central, southwestern, northeastern, eastern, western, and northwestern.
The reorganization has largely been hailed as a failure, with increased response times, higher call volumes, and less reliable patrol coverage. In 2009 in an attempt to rectify these problems Chief James Barren announced a plan to revert to the precinct system, and the Tenth and Twelve Precincts (formerly the Western District) reopened on February 2, 2009.[6]
Relocation of the police headquarters
On June 11, 2010 an article in the Detroit Free Press[7] reported that the City of Detroit would acquire the former MGM Grand Detroit temporary casino building on John C. Lodge Freeway for $6.23 million dollars [8] and convert it into the new police headquarters complex which will also house a crime lab operated by the Michigan State Police.
The service pistol of the Detroit Police Department is a variant of the Smith & Wesson M&P series.[9]
Rank structure and insignia
| Title | Insignia |
|---|---|
| Chief |  |
| Assistant Chief |  |
| Deputy Chief |  |
| Commander |  |
| Inspector |  |
| Lieutenant |  |
| Sergeant |  |
| Investigator | |
| Police Officer |
Demographics
Breakdown of the makeup of the rank and file of DPD [10]:
- Male: 73%
- Female: 27%
- African-American/Black: 63%
- White: 34%
- Other: 3%
The Detroit Police Department has one of the largest percentages of sworn black officers of any major city police department. Incidentally, reports and allegations of racism and discrimination against whites and other non-African backgrounds have surfaced, even between employees of the department. Currently, 12 of the department's 15 upper command members including the chief, assistant chief of operations, assistant chief of administration, and all six of the department's district commanders are black.[11]
In popular culture
- The Detroit Police Department is featured in the movie Robocop. In the movie, the department has been privatized and in turn, serves the entire metro area, and is owned by a megacorpration, OCP.
- The Detroit Police Department is featured in the 1973 blaxploitation film Detroit 9000.
- The Detroit Police Department plays a major role in the 2005 film Four Brothers.
- The Detroit Police Department plays a major role as the police force featured in the film Assault on Precinct 13.
- The Detroit Police Department is featured in the 2002 film Narc about two troubled detectives investigating the murder of an undercover cop.
- The Detroit Police Department is featured on the video game, Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition.
- The Detroit Police Department has its own edition of the A&E television series SWAT and has also been featured in the series The First 48.
- Detective Axel Foley from the Beverly Hills Cop series is an officer of the Detroit Police Department, and the actor portraying his commanding officer was an actual Detroit police commander, Gil Hill.
- Officers from the Detroit Police Department often appear on the Animal Planet show Animal Cops Detroit, to help Michigan Humane Society officers in cases regarding animal abuse and neglect.
See also
Notes
- ^ Interim Chief of Police Ralph L. Godbee Jr. detroitmi.gov
- ^ "The Officer Down Memorial Page". Retrieved 05-08-2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Bing said he was 'blindsided' by Evans actions". July 22, 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|Work=ignored (|work=suggested) (help) - ^ "Lawyer questions police version of raid that killed girl". CNN. May 17, 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ Quarterly Status Report to the Independent Federal Monitor. Detroit Police Department Retrieved on April 8, 2007.
- ^ Lin, Judy and David Joser, (August 30, 2005).Detroit to trim 150 cops, precincts. Detroit News. Retrieved on July 24, 2007.
- ^ Detroit police to move into old MGM Grand building (Detroit Free Press 11-June-2010)
- ^ New Detroit Police Headquarters (WXYZ-TV YouTube page)
- ^ Smith & Wesson advertisement in Sept. 2010 issue of Tactical Weapons magazine.
- ^ Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics, 2000: Data for Individual State and Local Agencies with 100 or More Officers
- ^ "Detroit Police Department Organizational Chart". Archived from the original on Feb 09, 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
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