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EPISCenter guides police with crime prevention
As tensions remain high between citizens and police in many communities across the nation, a Pennsylvania police department has reached out to Penn State researchers for help using prevention science to both prevent crime and strengthen police-community relations.
Brian Bumbarger, founding director and principal investigator for the Evidence-based Prevention and Intervention Support Center (EPISCenter), a project of the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center at Penn State, said the Susquehanna Township Police Department’s decision to focus on prevention is innovative and forward-thinking.
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