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WHEREAS, Concerned citizens representing the total business and civic
community and especially the Model Cities and Edison - Little River
businessmen. have responded to the continued crimes against life and
property, and,
WHEREAS, There is a concensus of opinion of a wide cross section of
Black businessmen who suffer daily under senseless fear of loss of life
and property and,
WHEREAS, It is the responsibility of City and County Government through
its Police and Putrlic Safety Departments, to provide both protection and
swift and thorough investigation of all acts of crime and violence; such
protection and investigation should not be limited to harassment of local
businesses and residents while in search of drugs, petty crimes in pool-
rooms and taverns, or stopping and frisking -of youngsters who, although
often looking suspicious are merely on the way home from school, work or
play and,
HEREAS, It is both impracticable and intolerable for more Governmental
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Delay or Budgetary excuses to allow more and.more of the same toplague
minority areas, while state and federal funds are used to build a Police
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senal for defense against the reoccurrence of Black Community Civil
disorder of a few summers ago,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:;/0 .*-KIN,41.1011,11e all interested
an investment in Dade County and are vitally
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in the community's welfare demand of the County's elected officials that
attention be given to listed priorities determined by the community as••
follows:
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(2)
(3)
(7)
Better Law Enforcement, citing need for better trained
men. Better enforcement does not mean harassment of
businesses catering to the youth of the community.
Leniency in courts, which has permitted a number of
individuals who have been arrested one or more times,
to be, released and continue to prey upon the community."
These people are consistently responsible for additional
acts upon their release.
Upgrading of Vocational Training Opportunities, specializing
Better opportunities in the Tower levels of the County
and City Governmental employment with serious consideration
given to removal of such obstacles as polygraph tests and
questions related to arrest records."
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in training of youthful offenders.
Inducement of the total business community to employ persons
with arrest records for continuing employment.
Development of Drug Programs in areas heretofore neglected.
Upgrading those programs all ready operational. Emphasis
should be placed in the Black Community.
Programs designed to benefit the community in its effort to
deter crime, should be able to function with a minimum of
bureaucratic interventions.
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(8) Stricter and more effective regulations governing the
training and employment of private security agencies.
(9) Immediate installation of sodium vapor lights in areas
of high crime rates. Such lights have been employed in
the downtown area (Flagler Street) and the garment district.
They are needed for safer living in high crime areas.
(10) Improvement of the Dade Correctional Institutions including
the development of a Rehabilitative Center with intensive
counseling programs for youthful offenders. Such programs
must employ staff which are sensitive to the needs of their
people.
(11) Enactment of legislation reflecting a move to make Dade
County a safer place to live for all citizens.
CONCLUSION.
Thebusinessmen and civic minded people responsible for this document wish
it to be known to the governing bodies of Dade County and the City of Miami
they are totally concerned with the rising crime rate, and they are prepared
to support all responsible and constructive actions the Board of Commissioners
may enact, and shall watch with concern the response of this Board.
We shall also hold the Board of Commissioners responsible for police actions
not in the best interest of the Black Community.
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