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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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