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Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers preps the hands of his “little Head Start partner” as they get ready to place their hand prints on the “Fight Crime: Invest In Kids Helping Hands Wall” following the press event at the Market Street Center where 8 Fight Crime: Invest In Kids members called for continued expansion of Head Start and Early Head Start.

Oregon Law Enforcement: Dropout Rates Fuel Violent Crime
(August 20, 2008) Click here to view the Oregon report!

Oregon Law Enforcement: Additional Childhood Education Cuts Crime!
(May 28, 2008)

Bend Police Chief Calls for Increased Investment in Head Start and Touts its Crime-Prevention Benefits
(March 21, 2007)

Burns Police Chief Calls on State Lawmakers to Increase Funding for Healthy Start and Early Head Start
(March 20, 2007)

Oregon Sheriffs, Police Chiefs and District Attorneys Circulate Letter to State Reps. and Senators Urging Greater Investment in Oregon Head Start Pre-kindergarten and Oregon Healthy Start to Cut Crime
(February 28, 2007)

Oregon Law Enforcement Leaders Ask Rep. Blumenauer to Push for Increased Funds for Early Education to Cut Crime
(February 23, 2007)

Wyden Pledges to Seek Increased Funding for Head Start
(February 21, 2007)

Oregon law enforcement leader urges Hooley to push for more money for Head Start, child care funding to reduce crime
(February 1, 2007)

Oregon Law Enforcement Leaders Urge Wyden and Smith To Work for More Federal Funds for Head Start
(January 9, 2007)

Anti-crime group honors county DA for work for kids,
News article published in the Oregonian (December 14, 2006)

Leaders can't ignore need for Head Start
Letter to the Editor written by Keizer Police Chief Marc Adams and published in the Statesman Journal (December 6, 2006)

Early Education Prevents Crime, Boosts Economy And Could Generate Tax Savings of $200 for Every Oregon Household
Oregon Law Enforcement and Business Leaders Call on Lawmakers to Increase Federal Funding for Head Start (November 16, 2006)

Newport Chief Miranda, Lincoln County Sheriff Dotson, Lincoln County District Attorney Barnett and Sergeant Fandry Say Head Start Cuts Crime
Event is a stop on the tour of Head Start centers by Oregon law enforcement leaders (November 8, 2006)

Hillsboro Chief Louie and Cornelius Chief Rubenstein Say Head Start Cuts Crime
Event is a stop on the tour of Head Start centers by Oregon law enforcement leaders (September 26, 2006)

FBI National Academy Associates, Inc. Adopts Resolution
(September 15, 2006)

Sheriff supports Head Start
Letter to the Editor written by Sheriff Michael S. Winters, Jackson County published in the Medford Mail Tribune (August 23, 2006)

Fight crime AND invest in kids
Op-ed written by Dan Norris Malheur Co. DA published in the Oregon District Attorney's Association August newsletter(August 2006)

Group: Head Start can keep kids away from crime
Excerpt of an article published in the Seaside Signal.(July 27, 2006)

Seaside Chief Gross Says Head Start Cuts Crime
Event is a stop on the tour of Head Start centers by Oregon law enforcement leaders. (July 24, 2006)

Head Start gets boost from local chiefs of police
Local police chiefs kicked off a statewide tour of Head Start at Mt. Hood Community College's center on Wednesday July 12.(July 14, 2006)

Invest in kids; lower crime
Letter to the editor by Hillsboro District Attorney Bob Hermann, published in The Oregonian(July 14, 2006)

Gresham Chief Piluso and Troutdale Chief Nelson Say Head Start Cuts Crime
Chief Piluso and Chief Nelson kick off tour of Head Start centers by Oregon law enforcement leaders; reads book to kids and discusses crime prevention benefits of Head Start(July 12, 2006)

Meth Abuse Threatens More Crime in Rural Oregon
La Grande - As Methamphetamine Abuse Rises, Law Enforcement Leaders Release a New Report Calling on Congress to Reject the Administration's Cuts to Proven Crime-Fighting Kids' Programs(April 19, 2006)

High quality pre-kindergarten and educational child care programs prepare children to succeed in school and reduce later crime. MORE >

Abused and neglected children are more likely than other kids to become adult criminals. Research shows parent coaching cuts abuse and neglect and later crime.
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The prime time for juvenile crime is between 2 and 6 pm. High quality after-school programs teach kids skills and values and cut crime. MORE >

Interventions targeting bullies and youths already involved in crime, such as gang members, have cut violence and repeat arrests. MORE>