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YO - Th meri-
n Ci il Liberti Union,
P Ad nt D p rrrnent of
Public r ty nd om 0 other
or niz tion ill hold
n ti nal conf r n
r h 6- , in Atlan G Of ia.
Th thre -day meetin i
ntitl d "R definin the Crim
D b t : A C nf r n n Com­
munity tr t ie f r Fi hting
Crim .tt
.. A maj r purp of thi
e nfer nc i to r th mi
p r pti n th t ther . a ne-
C IT conflict b tw n 1
n ore m nt and ci il libertie
on the qu tion of fighting
crime" id ACLU Executive
Director Ira Grin announc­
in the onf ren e.
Violent crime r te in the
United State are amon the
hi hest in the indu trial orId.
The chance of becoming a vic­
tim of violent crime, according
. to the J u nee Department, is
greater than the chance of going
through a divorce, the ris of
being in an auto accident, or the
probability of dying of cancer.
The conference ill discuss
long-term social policy mea­
ure that can begin to address
the factors leadinB to uch high
rate of crime in the U.S. At the
e time, the conference will
examine crt-term crime pre­
vention programs in hich law
enforcement and citizens'
groups can ork together to
reduce crime while respectin
individual rights. -
"Many o( the so-called crime
measures that have been pro­
po d by politicians ould vio­
late the constitutional rights of
innocent citizens without sig­
nificantly reducing crime or
iner i the chance of catch­
ing and convicting criminals,"
G er id. "We believe that
la enforcement officials and
civil lib rtarians can fmd com­
mon ground in the effort to
reduce crirn . TheConstitution
. not the enemy.'
Conference . erninars will
ex min progr m and strate-
ie in re uch as: abu nd
viol nc, chools, corr ctions
d community alternative to
in titutions, d inquency pr
vention I policing, blac on
blac crime, victim/ itne
istance, busin and indu
try, and family and communi­
ty.
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AACP, Oems agree
NEW YORK - The NAACP
announced that it has igned a
Fair Share A reernent with
member of the D mocratic
ational Committee. In ddi­
tion, it i currently ne otiatin a
imilar a reement with the
R publican ational Commit­
tee.
The e gr em n between
th MCP and the overnin
hodie of each organization pro­
vide a written commitment to
facilitate the expansion o·
economic opportunities for
minority bu iness enterpri es,
nd to reaffirm the parties com­
mitment to economic dev lop­
m nt for minority group .
In addition, the promotion
of equitable participation of
minority bu ine enterprises in
the purch in activitie of each
would b enhanced under the
guidelines et by each organi­
zation.