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    Yonkers community activist Hector Santiago demonstrates the "stop-and-shake" with Lt. Pat McCormack of the Yonkers Police Department. The idea, Santiago says, is to get people to introduce themselves to cops on the street.
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    Instead Of Stop-And-Frisk, How About Stop-And-Shake?

    Feb 19, 2015
    In a speech last week, FBI Director James Comey addressed racial tensions between police and minorities. A new effort in his hometown of Yonkers, N.Y., tries to get officers and young people talking.
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    FBI Director James Comey tackled the topic of race and law enforcement at Georgetown University in Washington on Thursday.
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    FBI Director Faces 'Hard Truths' Of Policing Minority Communities

    Feb 12, 2015
    James Comey says both systematic and societal factors play a part in disconnect between law enforcement and communities of color.
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    FBI Director To Address Law Enforcement's Relationship With Minorities

    Feb 12, 2015
    James Comey will speak at Georgetown University today about police relations with minority communities.
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    Carol Hill says her work as a social worker was good training for joining the Akron police force. She's part of the force's recruiting team that's boosting its diversity efforts.
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    In Recruitment Effort, Akron Police Seeks To Mirror The Community

    Jan 27, 2015
    The city's recruitment effort has a very different feel from years past as it tries to attract more diverse candidates. The force is 80 percent white; the population is more than 30 percent black.
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    New York Police Department Commissioner William Bratton attends a press conference after witnessing police being retrained under new guidelines at the Police Academy on Dec. 4.
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    NYPD Disciplinary Problems Linked To A 'Failure Of Accountability'

    Jan 16, 2015
    The New York Police Department is one of the most sophisticated in the world, with advanced systems for fighting crime. But it's not so good at policing its own officers, criminal justice experts say.
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    A screen shot of Doug Williams from one of his videos on how to beat a polygraph test.
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    Trial Of Polygraph Critic Renews Debate Over Tests' Accuracy

    Jan 02, 2015
    Doug Williams, one of the country's most vocal critics of the polygraph test, will go on trial in January. For decades, he has helped people "beat" the test by exploiting its shaky science.
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    Police officers check drivers at a sobriety checkpoint in Escondido, Calif.
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    Traffic Stops Persuade People To Avoid Drinking And Driving

    Dec 31, 2014
    Everyone knows it's dangerous to drink and drive, but a lot of people still do it. Strict enforcement of traffic laws makes it less likely that people will get behind the wheel when soused.
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    How Police Officers Deal With Danger On The Job

    Jul 29, 2014
    The number of on-duty deaths of police officers increased by one-third compared to last year, according to a study commissioned by the National Law...
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    What Happens When the Police Don't Respond To Traffic Accidents?

    Feb 12, 2014

    Las Vegas Metropolitan Police may stop responding to minor accidents as a cost-cutting measure. So how will that affect drivers? Will it increase insurance costs?

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    Heroin Use On The Rise In Nevada

    Feb 07, 2014

    Heroin use has been on the rise across the nation and in Nevada, and it's one of the toughest substances to kick. Why is the drug becoming more popular?

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    Tom Collins Talks Cops Tax

    Oct 28, 2013

    Earlier this month, Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins rejected a compromise measure that would have raised taxes to fund the hiring of more police officers

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    Sheriff Gillespie Not Running Again

    Aug 27, 2013

    Sheriff Doug Gillespie has announced that he won't run for re-election

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    Fees For Burning Man

    May 08, 2013
    Assemblyman David Bobzien wants to protect Burning Man from the officials in Pershing County, who tried to impose a $1.50 fee on each ticket to pay for law enforcement.
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    Sixty Miles of Border

    Jul 31, 2012
    Terry Kirkpatrick spend nearly three decades in a job that burns many people out in months. He was a special agent for the US Customs Service.
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    Las Vegas Constables Reality Show Pilot Paints Bad Picture

    Jan 11, 2012
    A reality show pilot surfaced online showing deputies in the Las Vegas Constable's office in a pretty bad light. In the video deputies are seen cursing, making a traffic stops and telling stories about shopping on the job.
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    Gunrunners in Vegas

    Oct 04, 2010
    ATF is putting together another Gunrunner Project in Las Vegas. It's part of a nationwide effort to curb the sale and export of illegal firearms to Mexico.
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    Police Community Relations

    Aug 10, 2010
    We discuss recent community-level efforts to address concerns about relations between LVMPD and minority residents in the city.

    Are you a Las Vegas resident with negative experiences with Metro? Perhaps you are of a minority group you feel has been unfairly targeted by Metro officers. Maybe you have had positive experiences when dealing with the police? Do you feel safe in your community, confident with the protection by the LVMPD? We want to hear from you.
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