CLEPS: how police and hospital security work together in a large city.
The authors discuss the formation of CLEPS--a partnership of police and private security, with representatives from six area hospitals--to improve communication and reduce criminal incidents in both the city and the hospitals. They provide details on why the organization was formed, its goals and objectives, its accomplishments, and future plans.
Cottrell
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Thomason Hospital, El Paso, TX, USA.
DeAngelis
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D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D016495:Police / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013781:Texas; D014505:Urban Population