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Transit safety and security: Broken Windows theory and reality | and the state of transit safety today

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Bratton implemented a strategy of “quality of life” policing, derived in large part from the “broken windows” theory advanced by the social scientists George Kelling and James Q. Controlling minor offenses, they argued, restored a sense of security, and identified petty criminals likely to graduate to more serious crimes.

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Future of Government Awards 2023 celebrate use of technology to transform people’s lives

AWS Public Sector Blog

Digital advocates of the year Winner: Digital Identity Directorate Team – Brazil The Digital Identity Directorate Team implemented the innovative GOV.BR Digital Identity , revolutionizing Brazilian citizens’ relationship with the public sector through a secure, simple, and interoperable identity. Released in 2019, GOV.BR

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What should the program for a Transportation Management District look like?

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Intra-district shuttle systems Item # 5 in " Creating a Silver Spring "Sustainable Mobility District" | Part 2: Program items 1 - 9 ," discusses how to implement an integrated parking-shuttle system in Silver Spring, Maryland. pay in Silver Spring but not Bethesda). Bike theft is a problem in Salt Lake.

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Google Public Sector announces Board of Directors

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Dawn Meyerriecks is a leading voice at the intersection of science, technology, and government, with more than 40 years in government and industry service, including national security and defense. Nadja West is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general. Nadja currently serves on the boards of Johnson & Johnson, Nucor Corp.,

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Education Grants Conference. The One Conference School Administrators Can't Afford To Miss If They Want To Bring In Maximum Grant Funding!

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Building Resilience: Leveraging Innovative Partnerships and Low Cost Capital to Meet Affordable Single-Family Housing Needs

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In some suburban counties—where the poor population more than doubled from 2000 to 2015—ANDP has often been one of the few affordable housing nonprofits, and in some cases the only one, engaged in rehabilitating and repopulating single-family homes for LMI households.

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Haiti: has there been progress in disaster reduction since the last big earthquake?

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

In Haiti, a third of the population lacks secure access to food. Researchers have identified four goals [vii] : secure land occupation, sufficient and resilient livelihoods, robust and resilient ecosystems, and adequate disaster risk and emergency management. Krimgold (eds) 2015. Disasters 38(S1): S25-S49. [iv] v] Davis, I.,

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