Symposium for reduction in violent crime draws law enforcement from around the country
Jon Adler, the director of the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance, speaks at the opening of the National Public Safety Symposium Monday, Sept. 9, at the Hilton Hotel. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Michael Dunavant, the U.S. Attorney for Western Tennessee, speaks at the National Public Safety Symposium at the Hilton Hotel Monday, Sept.9. To Dunavant's left stands Amy Weirich, Shelby County District Attorney General, and Jon Adler, the director of the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance, is at far left. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Jon Adler, the director of the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance, was the keynote speaker at National Public Safety Partnership's annual conference on violent crime at the Hilton Hotel Monday, Sept. 9. Also on stage are, from left, U.S. Attorney for Western Tennesse Michael Dunavant, Shelby County Attorney General Amy Weirich, Memphis Police Director Michael Rollings and Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Memphis was one of the first 12 cities chosen in 2017 for a new initiative to reduce violent crime, said Jon Adler, the director of the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance, at the National Public Safety Symposium Monday, Sept. 9, at the Hilton Hotel. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Memphis was chosen to take part in a federal program in which local and federal law enforcement work together to fight violent crime. This week, law enforcement officials are in town for a summit on violent crime.
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Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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