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In the mid-1970's, the city of Albuquerque, NM (330,000 residents) held the record for the nation’s highest number of crimes per capita. The public lacked confidence in the police department, and morale within the department was low. Officers felt helpless against a surge of crime that had spiraled since the mid-1960's. Crimes went unsolved, because no one would provide information about offenders. Victims felt that reporting crime was futile.
In 1976, officer Greg MacAleese decided to do something. MacAleese put aside the high tech approach to law enforcement and fell back on a very traditional police theory.... rewards motivate people to give information that solves crimes. MacAleese developed a program aimed primarily at people who felt no moral obligation to cooperate with police. To avoid allegations of police corruption, MacAleese arranged for program funds to be raised by private citizens through a non-profit organization. This is how Crime Stoppers was born.
By 1979 the program had grown to become Crime Stoppers International with programs in Canada , England , the Netherlands , and West Africa . To date, Crime Stoppers is active in over 30 countries around the world.
Crime Stoppers International
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