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Community safety doesn't start with a traffic stop—it begins with building trust. That's just one of the lessons Lieutenant James Jefferson III of the Louisiana State Police learned from the VALOR Safer Together training program.
Read the feature story from the October 2023 issue of the Justice Matters newsletter to learn about training and resources offered through the National Suicide Awareness for Law Enforcement Officers Program.