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Violence in America: A Challenge for the Eighties (open access)

Violence in America: A Challenge for the Eighties

Speech presented at the American Correction Association's 112th Congress of Corrections discussing America's crime rate, issues with prisons in the United States, and the need to address the root causes of violent crime such as unemployment.
Date: August 14, 1982
Creator: Brown, Lee P.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lee Brown and Kathy Whitmire Outside a Building]

Photograph of Lee Brown and Kathy Whitmire posing for a picture outside a building with several uniformed police officers in the background. Brown is wearing a police uniform and Whitmire is wearing a skirt suit with a bow at the neck.
Date: May 10, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lee Brown and Kathy Whitmire with the Houston Police Force]

Photograph of Lee Brown, Kathy Whitmire, and the Houston police force posed for a photograph outside a brick building. The Brown and police officers are standing at attention in rows arranged by unit and Whitmire is looking towards Brown.
Date: May 10, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lee Brown and Kathy Whitmire with City Employees]

Photograph of Lee Brown, Kathy Whitmire, and several city employees posing for a picture in a board room in front of two windows. There is a large wooden table with two tufted chairs in front of the group.
Date: April 19, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lee Brown and Kathy Whitmire]

Photograph of Lee Brown and Kathy Whitmire. Brown is wearing a suit with a vest and a striped tie, and Whitmire is wearing a patterned blouse and dark jacket.
Date: April 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lee Brown Addressing a Class of Police Officers]

Photograph of Lee Brown addressing a classroom of police officers. The officers are sitting in orange plastic chairs and there are two people videotaping the event on the left side.
Date: 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lee Brown Speaking to Police Officers]

Photograph of Lee Brown speaking to a group of police officers. The officers are seated in orange plastic chairs and the talk is being videotaped by a man standing off to the side of officers.
Date: 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History