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Three: To educate others by your example and deed, giving cre-
dence to your word.

Four: To commit yourself to be involved if it becomes necessary.
Several years ago, a New York woman -was stabbed nineteen times
while her neighbors closed their windows to her screams for help, be-
cause they didn't want to get involved. No one wants you to be a
vigilante, no one drafts you to become an officer of the law — but
you can and must report violations. You cannot abdicate or limit your
civic responsibility to uphold the laws of our land.

Five: To develop police-community relations programs in your
community if they do not exist. To offer the support and participation
of your organization if they do. Under the sponsorship of the Ameri-
can Legion, "Law Enforcement Career Days" could be developed to
interest high school students; excursions to visit local police head-
quarters could be planned for elementary school children; lectures on
police problems and the citizens' role in crime prevention could be
offered by your post.

Six: To take the initiative in eliminating the environmental causes
of crime in your community — slums, lack of recreational or employ-
ment opportunities. An energetic Legion Post could sponsor "teen
canteens, " big brother programs, neighborhood reclamation projects.
A courageous Legion Post could volunteer to work with local Prison-
ers' Aid Societies, to assist the parolee in finding employment or hous-
ing, to offer the friendship and guidance so necessary to encourage
responsible citizenship.

Seven: To demonstrate your confidence in your local law enforce-
ment agency and your desire to underwrite continuous progress in
professionalism by offering scholarships or stipends to local college
students majoring in Police Science.

Eight: To encourage local officials to establish a Commission on
Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice which can study
local problems in depth and provide immediate, community-oriented
solutions.

These are but guidelines to the citizen-soldier. No one can draft
him or command him, for he is a free man limited only by the laws
of the land and the logic of his principles. This is good and right.
This is the triumphy and the challenge of Democracy, the test of its
citizens. Government cannot be stronger than its people. It cannot be
more committed to a cause than its citizens.