Using Unarmed Police to Reduce Violence

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The highway code chronicles changing use of the roads in briton. Farmers argue that having unarmed, trained personnel arrived to calls could help reduce violence - especially for non white people. Other areas trying similar things include eugene, oregon, a pioneer and chicago. Catherine nixey is a brittan correspondent for the economist.

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