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Lessons from Two Decades of Policing a Small Town

NPR | By Brian Naylor

Published July 21, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Lowell police officers Brian Kinney (left) and Danny Perrin.

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NPR News' Brian Naylor is a correspondent on the Washington Desk. In this role, he covers politics and federal agencies.

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