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April 24, 2012'We can't arrest our way out' of youth violence issue, Detroit police chief says
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120424/METRO/204240404#ixzz1t38qGZAf
The solution to youth violence isn't making more arrests, said Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee during Tuesday’s testimony at a hearing for U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence held at Wayne State University. "We can't arrest our way out of this problem. We can't be selfish and say we just need more police officers to fight this problem,” Godbee said. Tuesday's hearing was the last of the task force's four stops. Previous hearings were held in Baltimore, Albuquerque and Miami. The task force is expected to present policy recommendations in a report to Holder later this year, based on what was said during the four hearings.
The solution to youth violence isn't making more arrests, said Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee during Tuesday’s testimony at a hearing for U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence held at Wayne State University. "We can't arrest our way out of this problem. We can't be selfish and say we just need more police officers to fight this problem,” Godbee said. Tuesday's hearing was the last of the task force's four stops. Previous hearings were held in Baltimore, Albuquerque and Miami. The task force is expected to present policy recommendations in a report to Holder later this year, based on what was said during the four hearings.
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