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Unlike portrayals in crime dramas, public safety is not always high-speed pursuits and busting hardened criminals. Sometimes public safety means building new and better facilities, guiding someone in the right direction, teaching a child how to stay safe or building a relationship with a family.
  • Written by Derek Prall
  • 13th March 2015

Unlike portrayals in crime dramas, public safety is not always high-speed pursuits and busting hardened criminals. Sometimes public safety means building new and better facilities, guiding someone in the right direction, teaching a child how to stay safe or building a relationship with a family.

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