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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia: If you deter people from reporting that they have been victims of violent crime for fear of what will happen to them if…

On the recordSeptember 24, 2024
If you deter people from reporting that they have been victims of violent crime for fear of what will happen to them if they report that victimization, all you're doing is creating an enormous class of folk who are going to continue to be victimized.
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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the consequences of deterring crime reporting.

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