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Meeting 5: Public Safety |
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Equal access to justice. |
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No smoking in public buildings. |
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Making our region a safe place to live and work. |
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Annual car inspection. |
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Get drugs and crime out of schools, not letting people have a 2nd chance. |
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City safer to walk at night. |
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Better and safer communities. |
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Better police training. |
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Much stiffer penalties for drunk driving, domestic abuse, and sex crimes. |
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Salaries for police officers/ deputies. |
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Vitalize best product to catch people running red lights. |
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Relaxed lifestyle - less crime and less drugs. |
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Establish a community led effort to fight drugs - as opposed to law enforcement. |
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Reduce crime. |
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Enforce laws (especially littering laws). |
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Keep crime rate low. |
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Strictly enforce littering laws. |
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Increase city safety. |
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Address gang activity. |
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Safety. . . Transportation. . . Parks/greenways. . . Parking/lighting. . . Safety. |
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No jail downtown. |
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Make Knoxville safe by having walking and bicycle police. |
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Put a training center for children and all communities for banking, fire safety, medical training. |
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Do something else to stop the use of drugs. |
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Careful study of our laws on the books. Are they relevant? Old? Useless? |
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More police protection downtown so that people feel comfortable about attending activities there. |
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Gun control and curfew with youth. |
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Do away with drugs and reduce crime & prostitution. |
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Police department that teaches caring so that encounters with "wrongdoers" can have positive endings, instead of violence. |
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Police forces should be fully staffed. |
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Tough drug laws. |
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Stiff penalty for people who throw trash on public streets. |
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Law enforcement to deal with street crime. |
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Curtail loud noises from cars on street. |
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Drug and substance awareness programs. |
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More police patrol or security to keep crime down. |
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Assurance of dynamic and effective rehabilitation programs for drug abusers & at-risk people. |
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Put more resources into preventative methods -- crime and drug prevention, youth facilities. |
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Improve citizen-police relationship. |
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All firefighters should have thermal-imaging equipment (see through smoke). |
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Lessen drug flow in and out of the community. |
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Change integrity of judicial system in County. |
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Higher presence of law enforcement. |
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War against drugs. |
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Need to de-criminalize drugs. |
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Counsel substance abuse education, medical and emotional treatment - ultimately decreasing cycle of violence - jail system. |
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Juvenile justice center and detox facilities. |
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Police substations. |
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Laws with teeth. |
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Strong judicial system that holds people accountable. |
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Better character in law enforcement. |
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Better law enforcement. |
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Better or renewed cooperation between law enforcement agencies. |
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Make a safer region to live in. |
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Do something about juvenile crime in our region. |
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Increase in police protection, better quality men, and better pay. |
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Curtail selling of illegal drugs. |
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Reduce crime by concentrating on giving people more recreational facilities, ministering to teenagers, churches more active in community. |
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Maintain or improve upon our present crime rate. |
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Law enforcement to reduce crime. |
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Fewer, but better educated and paid police officers. |
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Safe neighborhoods, protection from break-ins. |
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Maintaining strong law enforcement and coordinated communication between counties. |
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Safety-police protection continued to be as is, so no gangs. |
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Standardization of emergency systems - #911. |
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Public safety. |
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Eliminate some of the current mandates and enforcement of these. |
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Enforce all of our laws, or do away with. |
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Stronger penalties for law-breaking for all ages. |
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Increase correctional institutions. |
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More fair law enforcement/equal treatment for all areas. |
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Adequate funding for law enforcement and medical facilities. |
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Better law enforcement and traffic enforcement. |
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Have a law enforcement group in place in case of a hostage situation. |
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Law enforcement to control boat traffic on lakes. |
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Stiffer penalties for drunk driving, domestic violence, sex crimes. |
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Living hell for drug dealers and driving under the influence |
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Driver education advertisement. Need to be reminded of the rules and laws |
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Obeying traffic laws |
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Safer schools |
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Make community safe especially for those who live alone |
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Mounted police on horseback to increase safety in our neighborhoods. |
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Increase Knoxville police staff and implement satellite stations in high crime areas. |
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Stiffer punishment for deadbeat dads and DUI offenders. |
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Programs to stop violence. |
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Emergency services - 911/police/ambulance. |
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Zero tolerance law should be strongly enforced. |
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Installing a 911 system. |
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Quick response emergency service. |
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Prevent compact housing developments to help prevent crime. |
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Adequate law enforcement system, including adequate jail, appropriate facilities! |
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Have a 911 system. |
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911. |
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School and community safety. |
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Better fire protection. |
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Install 911. |
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Need fire protection - none in south end of county. |
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Improved and additional fire, medical and law enforcement personnel with better compensation. 911 implemented. |
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Make our city safer. |
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Make the community safer especially for young people. |
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See laws enforced on litter, crime, traffic and driving. |
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Safe places to pull over and use the phone, find restroom. |
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Have stricter laws and make our streets safe. |
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Clean up loitering from all parks. |
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Better fire protection in outlying areas such as Corryton. |
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Better fire protection for rural counties. |
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Better trained and equipped police service. |
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Better police, fire, rescue and EMT services. |
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Remove old buildings from county -- places where youth hang out and abuse drugs. |
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Remove drunk/drugged drivers from roads and keep them off. |
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Stricter law enforcement/fines. |
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More deputies and patrol cars. |
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Stricter control over shooting at night. |
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Training facility for emergency services for all communities. |
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Checks and balances to keep law enforcement in control. |
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Professional fire departments. |
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More money for law enforcement. |
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More funds for local firefighters. |
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More strict penalties for crime. |
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Crack crime. |
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Alternative programs for youth offenders, as opposed to jail. |
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Regional effort improving attitudes of law enforcement. |
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Keep the region safe, (police, fire, 911). |
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Reduce crime. |
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Improve the personal safety for the surrounding area. |
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Safer waterways (boating safety), EDWC and enforcement. |
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Boat and auto inspection. |
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Boat and auto inspection. |
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Mandatory car insurance. |
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Stop repeat offenders. |
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Legalize alcohol, liquor by the drink and enforce drunk driving laws, prohibit selling to minors. |
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Better law enforcement on safety of community. |
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Cut down on drug trafficking. |
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Reduce crime -- drugs, gangs, alcohol use by miners. |
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Proper law enforcement. |
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Maintain safe community. |
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Enforce litter laws. |
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Let Jefferson County hold juvenile delinquents in Mountain View without state sentencing. |
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Enforce speed and drunk-driving laws, especially on interstates. |
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Increase fire and police departments -- paid. |
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Remove age limit for buying Nicorette Gum. |
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Better equipped and better-trained rescue professionals. |
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Maintain public safety in proportion to recruited industry. |
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Guarantee personal safety. |
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Emphasize safety programs. |
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Facility to help those with drug abuse instead of putting them in jail. |
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Enforce speeding and other traffic safety laws. |
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Need for more police protection in area; especially for the elderly. |
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More community service for non-violent prisoners. |
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Mandatory car inspections. |
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Encourage sentencing non-violent offenders to complete adult education classes verse jail. |
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Moratoriums on building prisons and jails and find alternative ways to deal with problem of crime and punishment. |
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Enforce "neighborhood watch". |
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Enforce laws for littering. |
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Control and enforce speed limits. |
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Enforce litter laws. |
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No frills jails. |
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Enforce littering laws. |
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Create a feeling of safety in our community. |
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Take advantage of work potential of incarcerated population for community service projects. |
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Most of crime money to be spent on preservation with very young children. |
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A more enhanced and positive relationship between law enforcement and public particularly in a downtown development situation. |
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Safer neighborhoods throughout the region. |
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Safety; children's safety and law enforcement safety. |
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More police protection and interaction with communities by police. |
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Lower crime rate so people can go out and feel safe. |
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Food and drug agency will not allow some drubs from Europe to be used here. |
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Increase drinking age to 26. |
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Enforce better laws on tobacco. |
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Concentrate on the prevention of crime through educational and economic opportunity rather than punishing after the fact. |
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True equal enforcement of laws, legislation including codes and licensing requirements. |
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Lower crime levels. |
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Safe neighborhoods for everyone. |
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Uphold the integrity of the justice system. |
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People want to feel safe and secure in their own homes. |
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Harsher penalties for drug dealers and buyers. |
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Use more low risk inmates for community services. |
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Safety in public areas. |
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Public relations training for police officers. |
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Increase pay for police officers. |
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Less crime. More drug enforcement. |
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Prevent businesses that promote immorality. |
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Support law enforcement and make region drug free. |
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Tough laws for repeat offenders; more education and rehabilitation for juveniles. |
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County detention center for juveniles. |
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Rehabilitation or half-way house for drugs and alcohol. |
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Have better trained officers in law enforcement. |
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Require a parade permit for special events which use federal highways (Rod Run). |
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Enhanced law enforcement to minimize crime. |
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Train citizens in methods of crime prevention and protection (I.e., firearms training and self defense). |
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More screening of police officers. |
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No prison in downtown. |
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911 service for all counties and all people and households. |
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Stop high speed tailgating, higher priority for law enforcement. |
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More policing and clean up of closed businesses. |
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Increased emphasis on safety in neighborhoods. |
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Responsible police officers and law enforcement administrators to discourage and punish excessive force. |
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Safer environment to live and work throughout region. |
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Increase safety of area's around downtown. |
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Safe community. |
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Reduce crime. |