Police reports: Openness fights crime

From Sunshine Review

August 2, 2008

[edit] Police reports: Openness fights crime

"The Mississippi Legislature earlier this year approved changes in the state's Open Records Law to provide citizens with more access to crime reports.

The idea is that citizens not only should have access to their government, but that opening law enforcement incident reports is a matter of public safety as well as being a crime-fighting tool."

[edit] External links

Clarion Ledger, Police reports: Openness fights crime, August 2, 2008

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