Crime

Five upcoming talks at the University of Massachusetts in Boston are free and open to the public.

Mass. state Rep. Marie St. Fleur joined a delegation to Cape Verde to meet government officials and address growing concerns among Cape Verdeans in Massachusetts and the islands. (Photo from mass.gov)

In January [2008], state Rep. Marie St. Fleur joined a delegation to Cape Verde to meet with government officials and address growing concerns among Cape Verdean communities at home and abroad.

Connecticut assistant U.S. attorney Krishna Patel is coordinating a federal initiative to prosecute criminals for sex crimes against children. (Photo: INDIAnewEnglanld.com)

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Bridgeport, CT

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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Think that federal prosecution is a job for men?

Then meet Krishna Patel, assistant U.S. attorney for Connecticut.

At a recent town meeting about the Safe Homes Initiative, state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson (above) said the crime-prevention program is "a total abdication of our responsibility...to be responsible for children." (Photo: mass.gov)

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Boston City Councilor Charles Yancey wants the police to hire to hire as many as 300 more street workers to reach out to the city's youth. (Photo: cityofboston.gov)

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Boston, MA

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The following article is from the Dorchester Reporter newspaper.