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... > social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > community corrections > diversion and probation > Operation Night Light
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > crime and deviance > community corrections > diversion and probation > Operation Night Light
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > diversion and probation > Operation Night Light
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > diversion and probation > Operation Night Light
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > community corrections > diversion and probation > Operation Night Light

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Operation Night Light  

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  • In the early 1990s, Boston experienced a dramatic growth in gang-related violence and youth victimization. Boston's Operation Night Light, an enhanced supervision program, is considered one of the first formalized partnerships between police and probation officers in the United States. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections; Boston's Operation Night Light]

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