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Police-Probation Partnerships: Boston's Operation Night Light
Publication year:
2002
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: An innovative program "credited with helping to dramatically reduce the rate of juvenile homicides, improve the rate of probation compliance, and increase public safety in the city" is described (p. 1). This paper is comprised of sections about: the challenge; highlighting innovation; background; how Operation Night Light works; fundamental elements of a police/probation initiative; the difference these initiatives make; and future challenges. Juvenile homicides were reduced to zero, while curfew compliance doubled to 70% from 1990 to 1997.