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1. 1. First Coast News - Top Stories - JSO Officers Taken Away From Job to Babysit Young Criminals

   www.wtlv.com/news/topstories/n - [Cached]

   Published on: 6/5/2006   Last Visited: 6/7/2006

   "They handled everything," says Chief Wayne Clark of JSO.
   
   Clark says the center had staff to find the child's parent to determine if the child went home or went behind bars.
   
   A one stop shop that shut down six months ago when the state pulled the program.
   
   "It boils down to the money," says Chief Clark.
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   Children are not straight forward with how to locate their parents and some of the situations, officers have been known to ride around with a kid in their car for two, three, in some situations, four hours trying to find a parent," says Chief Clark.
   
   Which means that police officers can't do what they are supposed to be doing like protecting Bobby and his little grandson.
   
   "That's basically tying up manpower while something is actually happening. That means citizens like ourselves are unprotected because the police officer is doing a babysitting job."
   
   JSO is working with state senators, the city council as well as other local and state agencies to find the money to fund a new JAC.
   
   Chief Clark says it would be a multi-million dollar project.

2. 2. Jacksonville Chages Pursuit Policy

   www.policedriving.com/article9 - [Cached]

   Published on: 3/30/2005   Last Visited: 2/9/2007

   It's saying to an officer it may be OK to pursue," says Chief Wayne Clark of JSO.
   
   Other changes, if the officer decides to get involved in a pursuit, JSO's helicopter will go up to follow the chase and record it on videotape.
   
   That tape will then be reviewed within 72 hours of the chase to make sure all the guidelines were followed.
   
   "The biggest thing is we're putting more scrutiny on our officers and supervisors, to make sure if we engage in pursuit the crime is worth us putting citizens, officers and the bad guy at risk," says Chief Clark.
   
   Clark says JSO will have to get creative in dealing with these kinds of situations.

3. 3. www.maddads.com

   www.maddads.com/m_fellowship.a - [Cached]

   Published on: 10/7/2004   Last Visited: 10/7/2004

   Asst. Chief Wayne Clark,
   
   Jacksonville Sheriff Office