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The four centers are managed by the Atlanta Police Foundation, with cost divided up between the foundation and the city, and designed to give children and teenagers an alternative to being on the streets or joining a life of crime.
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Jozsef Papp, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Baltimore leaders say that 87% of young men enrolled in Roca Baltimore for 24 months have no new incarcerations, while those who stay in the program for three years are 19% less likely to return to a life of crime than other similarly aged men in Maryland.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2025
With his Olympic debut failing to lead to fame and fortune, Wedding turned to a life of crime.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 Nov. 2025
By now her sordid life of crime is somewhat familiar, or should be.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
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Jozsef Papp, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Baltimore leaders say that 87% of young men enrolled in Roca Baltimore for 24 months have no new incarcerations, while those who stay in the program for three years are 19% less likely to return to a life of crime than other similarly aged men in Maryland.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2025
With his Olympic debut failing to lead to fame and fortune, Wedding turned to a life of crime.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 Nov. 2025
By now her sordid life of crime is somewhat familiar, or should be.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Life of crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20of%20crime. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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