Outreach programs to Hispanics urge safety and offer aid to victims – Durham, North Carolina
Tagged: crime, Durham, North Carolina, outreach, policePosted on: January 8th, 2007“olice outlined some of the efforts they undertook during the third-quarter spike of 2006.
In November, Crime Prevention Officer Tony Paylor handed out Spanish crime prevention fliers at 26 locations. Other officers worked directly with apartment complex managers to alert them to safety issues, Michael said.
She added that the Police Departments Hispanic Outreach Intervention Strategy Team HOIST, a program created with a federal grant in 1997, has worked “closely with crime victims” and providing translation services for officers and crime victims. “
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