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In May 1998, Philadelphia’s 25th Police District set up barricades to block all entrances to a drug-infested North Philadelphia neighborhood some called the Badlands. Officers staffed the barricades...
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The social outreach committee of a church located across the street from the middle school became concerned about students loitering after school, smoking, fighting, and getting into other types of tr...
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With advances in technology, communications, and travel, the concept of a global village has become a reality. Time and distance no longer insulate or isolate people from events in other countries and...
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In Long Beach, California, police have developed a resource that helps preserve community health, safety, and welfare: the Long Beach Police Department Medical Corps, also known as the Doc Squad....
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Methamphetamine is an insidious and dangerous drug that causes severe addictive behavior and physical and psychological damage to its victims. The use and manufacture of methamphetamine, or meth, has ...
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In 1995 the City of Pocomoke began an innovative approach to community policing by initiating a number of community outreach programs aimed at youth. The programs grew from modest beginnings, with lit...
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For many years the Lodi Police Department had too little involvement with the community. The department was reactive; the prevailing policing style was to wait for a crime to be committed or a problem...
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Big Rapids, in northwest Michigan, has a population of about 10,000. It is also home to 10,000 Ferris State University students. Approximately 3,000 students live on campus and another 5,000 live in r...
