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![]() Houlton Chief of Police Butch Asselin and Winthrop Chief Joe Young met with U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe to ask for help to shape early education and health policy. ![]() West Virginia Law Enforcement: Fight Crime Through Health Care Reform
Sheriffs, prosecutor urge Sen. Rockefeller to include child abuse prevention in health bill (July 28, 2009) New Orleans Area Law Enforcement: Early Education A Head Start On Crime Prevention
(July 22, 2009) Jackson, MS Area Law Enforcement Urge Early Childhood Investments to Cut Crime (June 18, 2009) Los Angeles County Sheriff Promotes Prevention
Baca urges justice panel to concentrate on early interventions to cut juvenile crime (June 15, 2009) Douglas Co. Law Enforcement Concerned By Dropout Rate, Crime Connection
Chief, sheriff and D.A. urge early childhood investment to prevent dropouts, cut crime (June 5, 2009) Des Moines Law Enforcement Concerned By Dropout Rate, Crime Connection Police chief, D.A. back early education to boost grad rates, prevent crime (June 4, 2009) Ridgeley, W.V. Police Chief Calls For Juvenile Justice Reform On Capitol Hill, Miller says juvenile interventions cut crime, save money (April 2, 2009) Top Chiefs Warn Child Abuse, Neglect Could Spike Due to Economic Crisis New poll of law enforcement shows urgent need for increased investments in proven child abuse, crime prevention initiatives (March 27, 2009) Click here to view the law enforcement survey N.M. Law Enforcement Push For Early Childhood Focus Attorney General, sheriff, police chiefs see pre-k as crime prevention necessity (March 11, 2009) Charlotte Area Law Enforcement Urge Investment in Kids Police chiefs say early childhood education cuts crime, saves taxpayer dollars. (March 10, 2009) Greater Dallas Law Enforcement Leaders: “Pre-K Cuts Crime”Local police chiefs sounded a call for Texas lawmakers to make substantial improvements to the state’s pre-kindergarten program, citing research showing that the earlier kids get access to quality educational opportunities, the safer their communities will be. (March 10, 2009) Grand Jct. Police Chief: Early Education Cuts CrimeTop cop says early childhood education provides a head start on fighting crime. (March 5, 2009) Pueblo Law Enforcement: Early Education Cuts CrimePueblo Police Chief Jim Billings, Jr., Pueblo County Sheriff Kirk Taylor and Colorado Springs Deputy Police Chief Ron Gibson held a news conference to release a new report that links the lack of high-quality early education with crime in Colorado. (March 4, 2009) Richland County South Carolina Sheriff Backs Early EducationSouth Carolina sheriff tells budget committee that early childhood education is a smart investment (Feb. 12, 2009) Trenton’s Top Cop Promotes Prevention Police Director urges justice panel to concentrate on early interventions to cut juvenile crime (Feb. 11, 2009) Nevada Attorney General, Law Enforcement Back Child Tax Credit Iowa Sheriffs, Police Chiefs Chief Back Child Tax Credit North Dakota Law Enforcement Back Pre-K New Jersey Law Enforcement: Pre-K Cuts Crime U.S., International Law Enforcement Hold Crime Symposium S.C. Law Enforcement Urge Spratt to Increase Early Education Funds to Cut Crime National Law Enforcement Leaders: Dropout Rates
Fueling Violent Crime Sheriff, top school official back early education to boost graduation rates, cut crime Reno Law Enforcement, Nevada Attorney General: Dropout Rates Fueling Violent Crime Kansas and Missouri Law Enforcement Leaders: Dropout Rates
Fueling Violent Crime Birmingham Law Enforcement Leaders: Dropout Rates
Fueling Violent Crime Des Moines Law Enforcement, D.A. Meet With Sen. Harkin, Request Head Start Funding
New: Pre-K Counts: A Crime Prevention Investment To Cut Juvenile Crime, Long Island Law Enforcement Leaders Urge McCarthy to Advance a Strong Juvenile Justice And Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) Bill (January 15, 2008) Read our National Juvenile Justice Report
Listen to the NPR segment on Juvenile Justice
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![]() High quality pre-kindergarten and educational child care programs prepare children to succeed in school and reduce later crime. MORE > ![]() Abused and neglected children are more likely than other kids to become
adult criminals. Research shows parent coaching cuts abuse
and neglect. ![]() The prime time for juvenile crime is between 2 and 6 pm. High quality after-school programs teach kids skills and values and cut crime. MORE > ![]() Interventions targeting bullies and youths already involved
in crime, such as gang members, cut violence and repeat arrests. |
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