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NYPD Neighborhood Policing Must Intensify as Crime Records Plunge

NYPD Neighborhood Policing Must Intensify as Crime Records Plunge
A man dressed in a clown costume talks to an NYPD officer during the 44rd Annual Halloween Parade in New York on Oct. 31, 2017. ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images
Vincent J. Bove
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America would quickly decay into chaos, lawlessness, and anarchy without dedicated police protecting and serving our communities.

Yet, policing is inseparable from police-community partnerships.  This unity of effort is essential to our way of life and we must be fully committed to enhancing this collaboration.

Vincent J. Bove
Vincent J. Bove
Author
Vincent J. Bove, CPP, is a national speaker and author on issues critical to America. Bove is a recipient of the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award for combating crime and violence and is a former confidant of the New York Yankees. His newest book is “Listen to Their Cries.” For more information, see www.vincentbove.com