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Chris Murphy: “Is measurement of violent crime enough? And if not, what do we look to in between just the mere measurements of dollars…”

On the recordJune 17, 2013
Is measurement of violent crime enough? And if not, what do we look to in between just the mere measurements of dollars and personnel trained?
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy questions the adequacy of current metrics for assessing the Merida Initiative's success.

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