NY Times Article entitled "A Police Academy That Takes the Elderly." Newark, NY police officers are training older adults in the community with a computerized firearms simulator. The goal is to not only assist older adults to be vigilant in the fight against crime, but also connect older adults with the police force and provide them with information. Do you think this strategy will help or hurt relationships between police and older citizens? What are the potential positives of this strategy? The potential negatives?
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Police Academy for Elderly
NY Times Article entitled "A Police Academy That Takes the Elderly." Newark, NY police officers are training older adults in the community with a computerized firearms simulator. The goal is to not only assist older adults to be vigilant in the fight against crime, but also connect older adults with the police force and provide them with information. Do you think this strategy will help or hurt relationships between police and older citizens? What are the potential positives of this strategy? The potential negatives?
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