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S.P.I.C.E. (Seniors and Police In Cooperative Efforts)
In 1988, the A.A.R.P., the International Association of Chiefs of Police (I.A.C.P) and the National Sheriff's Association signed a cooperative agreement to work together to reduce both criminal victimization and unwarranted fear of crime affecting older persons. These three organizations agreed that police chiefs, sheriffs, older leaders and those who work with seniors, working together, could devise better ways to reduce crimes against the elderly and enhance law enforcement services to older citizens. A senior advisory council, often called S.A.L.T. (Seniors and Lawmen Together) is formed and acts as an advocacy/advisory group and provides a forum for the exchange of information between seniors and law enforcement.
In Reading, our S.A.L.T council is called S.P.I.C.E (Seniors and Police In Cooperative Efforts). Lois Bond, of Reading's Elder Services and Lt. Richard Robbins along with Officer Leone Sullivan were instrumental in developing S.P.I.C.E. These individuals, along with four senior citizens, comprise the council.
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