Charles Baker
Jun. 29, 2007 02:18 PM
I read with sadness about the circumstances that could have prevented the senseless death of 18-year-old Gabriella Contreras. The slow response and apparent inattention to duty by the Phoenix police officer was totally unacceptable. It also represents a larger issue within the criminal justice system and the need to fight crime and protect our nation's communities.
Our police officers are overwhelmed with crime and responding to calls for service. They cannot possibly be "in all places at all times" to prevent or discover crime. Therefore, they should cultivate and utilize the significant number of private security officers that work diligently for the company or private institutions where they are employed. These private security officers can provide a tremendous amount of information regarding criminal activity, suspicious persons or intelligence information that can be used to solve open criminal cases. But by and large, police officers dismiss them as "cop wannabes," and look down upon their occupation.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articl...,charles2.html
Jun. 29, 2007 02:18 PM
I read with sadness about the circumstances that could have prevented the senseless death of 18-year-old Gabriella Contreras. The slow response and apparent inattention to duty by the Phoenix police officer was totally unacceptable. It also represents a larger issue within the criminal justice system and the need to fight crime and protect our nation's communities.
Our police officers are overwhelmed with crime and responding to calls for service. They cannot possibly be "in all places at all times" to prevent or discover crime. Therefore, they should cultivate and utilize the significant number of private security officers that work diligently for the company or private institutions where they are employed. These private security officers can provide a tremendous amount of information regarding criminal activity, suspicious persons or intelligence information that can be used to solve open criminal cases. But by and large, police officers dismiss them as "cop wannabes," and look down upon their occupation.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articl...,charles2.html
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