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McKinney announces COPs in Schools Funding When our children’s safety is at steak, we must take action-and we must all do our part
April 28, 2000
DECATUR-Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) is pleased to announce that the DeKalb County School System has been awarded $1,375,000 for the COPs in Schools Program. This grant is awarded through the United States Department of Justice’s, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. Community Policing Officers typically perform a variety of functions within the school. These functions include teaching crime prevention, substance-abuse courses, and monitoring at risk students in order to increase respect for law enforcement among students. Resource officers have the responsibility of combining the functions of law enforcement and education. "Community policing is a crime fighting strategy that encourages law enforcement to work in partnership with the community to solve crime problems," stated McKinney. |
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