Crime and Revitalization

“One of the greatest threats to community revitalization is crime. And the big
generator of crime is community disintegration. Police and grassroots community
builders can and must become greater stakeholders in and defenders of the
investments made by one another. They can do this if they jointly target crime
and blight problems — and then build on those successes to achieve more.”

William Bratton, Chief, Los Angeles Police Department
addresses the LISC National Leadership Conference in
Los Angeles, Calif.
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