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In Brazil's Slums, Police Try A Softer Touch

Police Capt. Pricilla Azevedo is the commander of a new community policing unit in Rio de Janeiro. The first of its kind, the new unit approaches relations in <em>favelas</em> such as Santa Marta from the ground up — preferring communication with local residents as opposed to past police tactics of armed confrontation. (NPR)
Police Capt. Pricilla Azevedo is the commander of a new community policing unit in Rio de Janeiro. The first of its kind, the new unit approaches relations in favelas such as Santa Marta from the ground up — preferring communication with local residents as opposed to past police tactics of armed confrontation. (NPR)

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