ALBUQUERQUE’S APD REFORM MONITOR AND HIS TEAM COMPLETE THEIR FIRST PUBLIC MEETING. JAMES GINGER MET WITH RESIDENTS AT A MEETING ON THE CITY’S WEST SIDE THURSDAY. ABOUT 50 PEOPLE ATTENDED.
A MAJOR CONCERN RAISED AT THAT MEETING IS WHETHER APD HAS ENOUGH OFFICERS TO CARRY OUT JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REFORMS. GINGER EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THIS AS WELL, SAYING THAT IF STAFFING LEVELS ARE NOT SUFFICIENT, IT’LL BE A CHALLENGE TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF REFORM. THAT INCLUDES APD REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND GETTING THE COMMUNITY’S INPUT ON APD DECISIONS.
MORE PUBLIC MEETINGS ARE PLANNED.
