Broken Windows

Broken Windows

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David Griffith
November 30, 2004
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David Griffith has been editor of POLICE Magazine since December 2001. He brings more than 40 years of experience on magazines and newspapers to POLICE. A Maggie award-winning journalist, his byline has...
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