Officer Owen talks to Court Clerk Cheryl Sharpley. Joining them in plain clothes is Officer Robert Mingus, the great-grand nephew of jazz great Charles Mingus. When he's off duty, Officer Mingus teaches fathers about responsible parenthood. He worries about the effect of the foreclosure crisis on Detroit neighborhoods.
                                            (Desiree Cooper)

Weekend Court

Officer Owen talks to Court Clerk Cheryl Sharpley. Joining them in plain clothes is Officer Robert Mingus, the great-grand nephew of jazz great Charles Mingus. When he's off duty, Officer Mingus teaches fathers about responsible parenthood. He worries about the effect of the foreclosure crisis on Detroit neighborhoods.

Credit: Desiree Cooper