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Snapchat, Kik, dating apps — whatever the latest technology craze, Christi Decouflé is constantly downloading and learning it. But it has little to do with any personal social media habits. For Decouflé, a detective at the Phoenix Police Department, it’s part of the job.

“Wherever the younger generation is, that’s where the predators go,” she said.

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The Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions is in the planning stages of implementing the One Square Mile Initiative, a program that aims to benefit one of the youngest and most populous communities in Phoenix: Maryvale.

The initiative is to help students in Maryvale achieve higher education by setting aside money for scholarships, internships and study abroad opportunities.

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