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eNewsletter: Volume 29, Number 3 - March 2008
In This Issue
Editorial
Our Top Stories
McGruff Corner
Resources
Introducing Celebrate Safe Communities!
We know that crime prevention must have local roots and be supported by the local citizenry if it is to be successful. From Neighborhood Watch to CPTED to school safety programs, if local citizens aren’t behind it, experience has taught us it simply won’t work.
Youth Court Movement Advances
In youth courts, teens dispense justice to other teens. They provide a foundation in good citizenship and give defendants a second chance that stops short of the traditional judicial system.
Sentencing Commission Levels Playing Field for Drug Offenses
The playing field for the appeal of crack cocaine offenses has been leveled, but effective reentry is the necessary next step.
Teenangels Take On Cyber Threats—And Earn Their Wings
The Teen Angels program makes teens experts on cyber safety issues. They even teach lessons to the FBI.
Correspondence From the Field
“I started doing McGruff in September 1982 and have worn out three suits. When I started the program I was in the Annual Potato Bowl Parade wearing the McGruff dog suit for the first time. Kids would point at me and say “Look at the dog,” but now, 26 years later, everybody knows McGruff. I have been the only one in Northeast North Dakota that does the McGruff program, and I get requests from other counties and even places in the State of Minnesota. I am the only one to wear the suit all these years and talk with hundreds of kids annually. I have been in law enforcement for 37 years and I have found McGruff to be the best way to get safety tips to kids.”
—Captain Bob Rost, Grand Forks County, ND, Sheriff’s Department
Thanks for your great work, Captain Rost. We are glad to hear that McGruff is in such high demand in your part of the country. Please continue to take advantage of the free resources on our website, and keep in touch. Thanks again for helping to spread McGruff’s message of crime prevention to kids!
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This publication was made possible through Cooperative Funding Agreement No. 2008-DD-BX-K071 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Opinions are those of NCPC or cited sources and do not necessarily reflect U.S. Department of Justice policy or positions. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime.
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