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![]() [Ellis-Hagler proposes stronger ties between police and community] Original Airdate: 12/15/1989 Length: 00:03:18 Item Type: newstape - edited story master Go to full description for this item. Description : Abstract Jan von Mehren reports that Graylan Ellis-Hagler (Church of the United Community) has been critical of the Boston Police Department's stop-and-search policy in Roxbury. Von Mehren notes that Ellis-Hagler has proposed that graduates of the police academy spend 18 months working as coaches and counselors in the community. Von Mehren interviews Ellis-Hagler. Ellis-Hagler says that police officers and the community would benefit from a stronger relationship. He adds that the police must take a more innovative approach to fighting crime in the area. Ellis-Hagler says that police officers and young people need to form a partnership. Von Mehren notes that critics do not believe that Ellis-Hagler's plan is feasible. Von Mehren's report includes footage of Ellis-Hagler with a group of men at the Church of the United Community. Contributor : Reporter Jan von Mehren
Subject : Keywords African American religious leaders African Americans - Relations with law enforcement Police Subject : Personal Names Ellis-Hagler, Graylan von Mehren, Jan Subject : Corporate Names (Organization names) Boston Police Department Church of the United Community Subject : Geographic Locations Roxbury (Boston, Mass.) Type : Genre News - Television |
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