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Crime in the United States

es that, more often than not, television and film turn criminals into heroes and the police into villains. "Thank God for shows like NYPD Blue," she notes. "Sometimes they make my job look a lot more glamorous than it is, but at least the cops are the good guys on those shows." She observes that she spends much more of her time on service calls, maintaining order, and handling paperwork than she does chasing criminals or arresting people. "A lot of it can be really boring," she admits, "but this isn't a big city like New York, and anyway it's a lot safer for me when it's boring."

She and her partner regularly patrol the streets, keeping an eye out for problems before they develop. "We don't have a routine route, and we see a lot more traffic violations than anything," she says. "We're also helped a lot by the neighborhood watch. They concentrate just on a small neighborhood, so they notice when something's going on out of the ordinary."

Not every neighborhood in her district has a watch program.

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