Criminologist Criticizes Walker Ad
Source: Associated Press
Criminologist criticizes Walker ad
By ASSOCIATED PRESS Saturday, June 2, 2012 - 5:03 p.m. EMAIL RSS SHARE
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A criminologist says Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign misrepresented his comments about Milwaukee Police Department crime statistics in a campaign ad.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper reported last month that Milwaukee police misclassified hundreds of violent crimes as minor assaults. Walker’s campaign launched an ad accusing his Democratic challenger, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, of lying about the statistics to make the city’s crime rate look better.
The ad flashes a partial quote that criminologist Sam Walker gave the newspaper, saying the misclassifications are suspicious, improper and represent a failure of leadership. The quote is shown next to a photo of Barrett.
Sam Walker says he was referring to police leadership, not the mayor. He says elected officials usually accept data police give them.
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