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Law Enforcement vs "Social Worker" Sheriffs L.A. Countys Lee Baca says he is a Social Worker" Sheriff
Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca tells Full Disclosure Network We are a social service agency and I am viewed as a social service sheriff."
Los Angeles, CA. (PRWEB) July 4, 2005 -- Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca tells Full Disclosure Network We are a social service agency and I am viewed as a social service sheriff."
Bacas comments were made in the first segment of the program covering use of force" policy changes within the department since the well publicized shooting incident in the City of Compton where 120 rounds were fired at an unarmed suspect. This part of the hour-long interview will be released on the Internet on Monday July 4, 2005 and can be viewed from www.fulldisclosure.net.
When asked by host Leslie Dutton, how his deputies win respect for their authority if they use a social worker" approach when dealing with drunken, unruly people in a public places, Baca responded, there have to be exceptions. He went on to say that when an unruly person, under the influence of drugs is a threat to themselves and society at large you cannot use the social worker" approach.
A free five minute streaming video of this first segment will be launched on the www.fulldisclosure.net website on Monday, July 4, 2005 and will be featured on the 40 cable systems as part of the entire interview. A listing of channels and airtimes can be found by community on the website.
The Full Disclosure Network cable and Internet television programs have focused on law enforcement policy at the local, state and nation level for the past thirteen years. In 2002 a Special Series featuring Baca and entitled L.A.s War Against Terrorism" received a local Emmy Award for public affairs/informational programming from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
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