There are 6 article(s) tagged Buddy Chapman:

• March 2023

  • Sanford: Chapman’s retirement a reminder of his enormous impact on public safety

    Buddy Chapman, 83, is calling it all quits. He will step down as the leader and face of CrimeStoppers effective April 1.

    By Otis Sanford March 23, 2023

  • CrimeStoppers leader Buddy Chapman retiring

    Chapman said he continued to work past the typical retirement age of 65 because he loved what he was doing.

    By Julia Baker March 20, 2023

  • Bill Gibbons and Buddy Chapman discuss policing and crime on ‘Behind the Headlines’

    Gibbons is executive director of the University of Memphis Public Safety Institute and leads Memphis Shelby Crime Commission. Former Memphis Police Department director Chapman is executive director of CrimeStoppers.

    By Julia Baker March 03, 2023

• February 2023

  • Former MPD director: Police issues a matter of ‘discipline and control’

    “Unquestionably, the level of crime in Memphis is unacceptable. But we will never be able to bring it under control by having police be meaner than the criminals.”

    By Buddy Chapman February 08, 2023

• January 2023

  • How MSCS has school violence on downward trend

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools uses a variety of tactics to curb safety incidents at schools, including an established program that pays students cash for information and a new $1 million grant for violence prevention at five specific schools.

    By Aarron Fleming January 03, 2023

• June 2022

  • Guest column: We need a sense of urgency to curb gun violence

    “There is no one easy, quick answer to the challenge of gun violence, but there are some common sense steps that could make a significant dent.”

    By Bill Gibbons, Buddy Chapman June 01, 2022