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Fmm staff reports
Without screaming sirens, highspeed
police chases and bloody crime
victims, James iyAlessio's video about
day-to-day police work in Columbia
may be too tame for the popular television
show "Cops."
But even though it lacks sensational
elements, the video may gain a wide
audience.
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ented policing in Columbia, undertaken
to fulfill a thesis requirement in
the Honors College, has earned the
praise of Columbia Police Chief
Charles Austin, who said he plans to
use the video in police work.
"I was flattered that our program
was selected for study, and I was very
impressed with the presentation,"
Austin said. "I fully intend to use the
video not only for the training of officers,
but for public speaking appearances
as well."
The documentary, "Crossing the Thi
Blue Line: Police Reach Out to Thei
Community," highlights Austin's high
ly successful program or community
oriented policing, a concept that call
for smaller police stations, or substs
tions, in neighborhoods throughout th
city.
Now in its fourth year, the prograi
operates on the theory that when polic
play an active part in a community
talking with residents and getting t
know them by name, barriers that tn
ditionally existed between police an
residents are broken down. The resu
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D'Alessio decided to study the program
because he thought its concept
and success merited a closer look. "With
my thesis approaching, I had the opportunity
to study what I felt was a
promising approach to the problem of
crime in our country, ne saia.
For the 23-year-old EKAlessio, an interest
in police work was not a difficult
leap.
A former reserve police officer in
Camden, D'Alessio graduated in May
with a bachelor's degree in political science
from the Honors College. He plans
to pursue a law degree and is weighing
an offer from Georgetown University
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Much of the video focuses on the police
substation at Gonzales Gardens on
Forest Drive and the work of police officers
there and features in-depth interviews
with Austin and police Sgt.
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community-oriented police program.
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lesson that can be learned from
community-oriented policing, however,
is the lesson that no matter how bad a
situation may seem, determined people
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R. Von Harris has been elected the
1994-95 chairman of the Black Alumni
Council (BAC) of the University of
South Carolina's Alumni Association.
Harris, a classified advertising sales
assistant at The State newspaper and
a native of Salley, has served as a BAC
board member and committee chair
man. He is a 1989 graduate of the College
of Journalism and Mass Communications.
Harris replaces Sylvia Davis,
who was elected the council's 1994-95
vice chairman.
In addition, 1994-95 BAC officers and
committee chairmen are Melissa McNair,
secretary; Glennith Johnson, treasurer;
Reggie Alexander and Tommy
Evans, membership; Vanessa Scott and
Sandra Johnson, scholarship; and Barbara
Beagles, programs.
The Black Alumni Council was established
in Januaiy 1980 as a special
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BAC will increase the number of
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BAC activities for the Oct. 7-9 Homecoming
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