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Against the Odds Bogota proves that violence prevention can work, even in the toughest settings. |
IDB America
July 2004
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Citizen Auditors Bogota asks taxpayers to take responsibility for overseeing how the municipality spends its money. |
IDB America
June 2004
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Community Policing: Lessons From Four Cities A new study reviews the experience of cities in Brazil, Colombia and Guatemala. |
IDB America
Jul/Aug 2000
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Police we deserve How one city reversed a rising spiral of crime and restored public trust in law enforcement... |
IDB America
August 2004
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Bogota at Your Service How one municipality ensures that people in poor neighborhoods have convenient access to public services. |
IDB America
June 2004
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Sherlock Holmes Didn't Work Alone In Bogota, traditional turf battles within the police system are giving way to cooperation and a focus on results. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2008
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The Human Touch With the press of a button, fast-acting emergency response systems can be set in motion. But sophisticated technology is no substitute for a well-trained staff. |
| AskMen.com |
To Protect, But Not To Serve Columbus, Ohio city council members are hearing complaints that police officers are saying citizens who are fed up with crime in their neighborhoods should move out. |
Popular Mechanics
November 28, 2006
Glenn Harlan Reynolds |
SWAT Overkill: The Danger of a Paramilitary Police Force This guest editorial from a law professor and instapundit.com blogger argues that overaggressive tactics and surplus military gear have turned some police units into a dangerous menace. |
Job Journal
October 28, 2007 |
Career Snapshot: Police Officer Police officers can be sure of steady demand for their courage and dedication. |
Wired
March 2007
Ethan Watters |
Shot Spotter Last year there were 148 homicides in Oakland. Today, when someone fires a gun on a city street, a network of hidden microphones kicks in triangulating the exact location and alerting police. |
Salon.com
July 14, 2000
Howard Altman |
Ready to rumble Police violence rocks Philadelphia as anxious protesters prepare to descend on the city for the Republican National Convention. |
CIO
May 1, 2004
John Blau |
Text Message to Dusseldorf 5-0: He Went That Way German police enlist mobile phone users to transmit tips. |
| AskMen.com |
Guard Dog Drops The Ball A Eugene man fighting a home intruder to defend his mother and young children was bitten by a police dog after officers mistook him for the prowler they had been chasing through the neighborhood. |
Reason
July 2009 |
Neighborhood Watch What do you do when a city is too cash-strapped to pay for adequate policing? If you're Chicago, you consider giving private security guards the authority to issue tickets for littering, graffiti, parking violations, and other minor infractions. |
IDB America
December 2004
Por Charo Quesada |
Staying on the Trapeze A program in Bogota rehabilitates former gang members by offering them vocational training and creative outlets. |
InternetNews
September 22, 2009 |
Canada Uses IBM BI Software to Fight Crime Edmonton police are the latest to use business intelligence apps to identify crime hot spots. |
Salon.com
August 17, 2000
Anthony York |
The cops become the issue More civil than disobedient, the marches against police brutality were as scripted as the action inside the Staples Center. |
Salon.com
February 15, 2002
Janelle Brown |
Private hell Who is to blame in the death of a California toddler and the alleged neglect of 12 siblings? The sketchy details that have emerged so far highlight the limits of agencies meant to protect children, and point to the primacy of community in ensuring their safety. |
IDB America
June 2005
Peter Bate |
Tegucigalpa's Downtown Turns a Corner An Inter-American Development Bank-financed project helps Hondurans rescue their capital's historic district. |
The Motley Fool
March 3, 2007
Elizabeth Brokamp |
Buy the Neighborhood If you're in the market for a home this year, remember that it's not just a home you're purchasing, it's the neighbors. |
Fast Company
September 2004
Keith H. Hammonds |
"Nothing Is Easy in Iraq. But You Can't Not Do It." A British brigadier on the rebuilding of Iraq's police force. |
Mother Jones
Nov/Dec 2001
Julie Wakefield |
A Face in the Crowd Is surveillance software turning police into Robocops? |
Salon.com
August 2, 2001
Jared Manasek |
Smoke signal Police in London's gritty Brixton neighborhood are losing the war on drugs, so the police chief is experimenting with not enforcing cannabis laws. |
U.S. Banker
May 2011
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One Way to Cut Crime After too many robberies, Columbus Bank and Trust found a way to keep the police close and employees and customers feeling safe. |
Salon.com
April 14, 2001
Earl Ofari Hutchinson |
Cincinnati's killer cops Black leaders want the feds to investigate the city's trigger-happy police. They shouldn't hold their breath... |
Reason
July 2009
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Frisco Freak-Out A small cabal of San Francisco artists and organizers met in April to discuss how anarchic public gatherings can be carried out responsibly. |
Salon.com
July 9, 2001
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Cops are not to blame Who is responsible for the recent killings of blacks in Cincinnati? Liberals and "civil rights" crusaders... |
