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Call it a NET gain
lami has nur-
tured the Laud-
able concept
of "community polic-
ing" into a comprehen-
sive program that tai-
lors law enforcement
to the needs of indi v id-
ual areas. Cities near
and far, wrestling tight
budgets, intractable crime, and disgrun-
tled taxpayers, should take noe.
This is no mere "Officer Friendly"
roram Mamis 13 Neighborhood
Enhancement Teams make the most of
police officers' management skills. team
work, and community vision and pres-
ence, Social services and code enforce-
ment specialists also staff the NET Metro -Dade
°friers, In just three years, the concept's mat to its own branch
combined effort has drawn praise and , porated areas. C
attention from city and police officials migrant aims most
from Florida and other StatC4- ent —
Dozens will be in Miami today and lxkc Thats fine, but bill MI
tomorrow, attending a police t h vital to the
ment syrriposium on NET 1 icials o4Tearn Metro,"
from Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, and Crime= sneak upon cy
New York are slated to attend, Here is of
effects.
IIII A whet lieutenant is stationed in offices is essential,
each alike. As "nOni-police chtefs wa-s: In Miami, for
they are responsibk for officer deploy- offfrcr is work
mutt, keeping track of crime in their Meld ofT
area,. and developing and implementing
a crime -prevention pPlan.
In Wynwood, NET administrators
are helping an economic development
agency build houses that low- and mod-
erate,mcorne residents can afford; in
Coconut Grove*, instructors from the
Uriiversity of Miami hold GED classes
COMMUITIT G
Others can learn from
Miami's success at
bringing government
closer to the people.
fg,
some a what they will learn:
Her
in the NET cffice.:
111 Each offices
-
cde enforcers,
to spot and cite :he
types of violations t:rr,11
an make a neigi*T-
h ood deteriorate. t
Their force was 'mt2st
sizniticant in the
bilitation of an ap.rt-
ment building that for year housed drug
addicts. derelicts, and- other dangetoLi
nuisances
R can., at their community
NET drier-, pug licenses,
pay sanitation &asp hens, and fines_ and
get permits for tree removal garage
sates. and
wants to ensure that th
not enhances, aime.
NET is nm a cure-alL But -
enenu ev government
can be elTect,ve and Iusi-vern an
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