According to a new report called HOPE 2.0, Minneapolis police need to do a better job of solving crimes and getting violent offenders off the street.
A violent crimes task force conducted the report, and University of St. Thomas law professor Mark Osler was a part of that task force.
Osler shared his thoughts on what the Minneapolis Police Department needs to do with News Talk 830 WCCO's Adam Carter and Jordana Green.
One way is to clear more cases and make more arrests.
"One of the things with violent crime is that it is committed by a relatively small group of people, and then they tend to do it more than once," Osler said.
Osler says that the city should be getting help from the U.S. Marshals Task Force to help track down violent offenders with arrest warrants because the department is struggling to get it done independently.
"When we are looking at a carjacking clearance rate of about 12%, we're not doing it right," Osler said. "We have to find the people who are committing these crimes and bring them to justice."
He says he understands it's a challenge, given the force is down significantly in numbers, but still says they should rely on federal help in the short term to get a handle on the problem.
The task force is calling for "an immediate infusion" of new investigators paid for with money available through the U.S. Department of Justice to help clear some of the cases, Osler said.
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