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Oct 16, 2019, 11:14 ET Law Enforcement Leaders Highlight Need For Afterschool Activities To Reduce Crime

A new report from more than 5,000 police chiefs, sheriffs and prosecutors has good and bad news for afterschool program advocates. On the upside,...

Feb 14, 2013, 11:01 ET Proof Points: Quality Early Education and Crime Prevention

Today, child advocates are cheering the President's support for quality early education to improve the lives of at-risk children. But the truly big...

Aug 15, 2012, 12:46 ET Cuyahoga County Law Enforcement Leaders to Support Quality Pre-K as Major Crime-Prevention Tool

On Thursday, August 16th, Cuyahoga County Sheriff Bob Reid and Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Chief Andres Gonzalez will visit the West Side ...

Aug 14, 2012, 03:29 ET High-Quality Early Education Cuts Crime, Lowers Corrections Costs and Gives Kids the Right Start

Local law enforcement leaders will visit preschool-age children at New Horizon Academy at Laurel Village on Wednesday to read to children enrolled in ...

Jun 21, 2012, 12:59 ET As Jurors Deliberate Sandusky Case, Law Enforcement Urges Continued Push to Curb All Cases of Child Abuse, Neglect

With jurors set to deliberate on the alleged sexual abuse committed by Jerry Sandusky, the scandal represents just the tip of the iceberg, the...

Apr 18, 2012, 11:58 ET Law Enforcement Leaders, Violence Survivors Want Redoubled Effort to Stop Child Abuse, Neglect

As millions of Americans recognize National Child Abuse Prevention Month, law enforcement leaders and crime survivors today joined the effort by...

Mar 07, 2012, 11:22 ET New York City's Top Prosecutors Speak Out Against Child Abuse in Daily News Op-Ed

Seven district attorneys representing all five New York City boroughs, Onondaga and Monroe Counties took a stand against child abuse and neglect...

Sep 13, 2011, 04:22 ET Rapid Rise in Child Poverty Could Mean Later Increase in Crime, Law Enforcement Leaders Warn

Rising child poverty rates could mean higher crime rates in the future, a national law enforcement group warned today. Fight Crime: Invest in Kids,...

Jun 27, 2011, 11:12 ET Miami-Dade Law Enforcement Leaders Say Quality Early Childhood Programs Pay Off

Local law enforcement leaders will visit the United Way of Miami-Dade Center for Excellence in Early Education on Wednesday to read to children...

Jun 09, 2011, 02:55 ET Law Enforcement Leaders Cite New Research Showing High-Quality Early Care and Education Can Reduce Crime

Law enforcement leaders are citing new research published in the prestigious journal Science today showing that high-quality early care and education ...

May 25, 2011, 03:15 ET Law Enforcement Leaders Say High-Quality Early Care and Education Helps to Reduce Crime, Lower Prison Costs

Flanked by Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams ...

Apr 25, 2011, 03:50 ET Law Enforcement Leaders Nationwide Oppose Early Childhood Education Cuts

More than 600 police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors and other law enforcement leaders in all 50 states delivered a letter to Congress, urging them to...

Nov 05, 2010, 10:48 ET New Orleans Law Enforcement Leaders Say Child Abuse Linked to Future Crime

Law enforcement leaders will hold a press conference on Tuesday to raise awareness about the connection between child abuse and neglect and juvenile...

Oct 25, 2010, 03:24 ET Retired Arizona Police Chiefs Release Report on How Quality Early Care and Education Reduces Future Crime

Speaking on behalf of law enforcement leaders across Arizona, two retired police chiefs in the Phoenix area held a news conference today at Phoenix...

Oct 21, 2010, 12:40 ET Retired Arizona Police Chiefs to Release New Report Showing How Quality Early Care and Education Reduces Future Crime

Speaking on behalf of law enforcement leaders across Arizona, two retired police chiefs in the Phoenix area will hold a news conference at Phoenix...

Sep 27, 2010, 11:37 ET Mississippi Law Enforcement Leaders Say Quality Early Learning Programs Reduce Violent Crime, Save Millions in Special Education Costs

Three Mississippi law enforcement leaders will hold a news conference on Tuesday, September 28 at 11 a.m. to release a new report showing that...

Sep 02, 2010, 02:20 ET Law Enforcement Leaders Say Quality Early Learning Programs Reduce Violent Crime, Save Millions in Special Education Costs

Concord Police Chief and Contra Costa County Sheriff-elect David Livingston and Pleasant Hill Police Chief Pete Dunbar will hold a news conference at ...

Aug 30, 2010, 10:07 ET Minnesota Law Enforcement Leaders Say Quality Early Learning Programs Reduce Violent Crime, Save Millions in Special Education Costs

Area law enforcement officials will hold a news conference Tuesday to release a new report showing that investing more in voluntary high-quality...

Jul 16, 2010, 04:29 ET Law Enforcement Leaders Tell Rep. Castle: School Reform Bill Can Help Fight Crime

Law enforcement officials met with Rep. Mike Castle in Wilmington today to discuss opportunities to reduce crime through the reauthorization of the...

Apr 14, 2010, 07:00 ET Illinois Law Enforcement Leaders: Cutting Preschool Funding Today Means Bigger Prison Bill Tomorrow

Law enforcement leaders from across Illinois will call on state lawmakers to reject proposed state budget cuts to preschool in a phone-in news...