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BeyrerHarmReductionJournal2012,9:32 /9/1/32 EDITORIAL OpenAccess Afterword:Police,policing,andHIV:new partnershipsandparadigms ChrisBeyrer The important work in this volume tells us some police to police dialogues can be steps in the process powerful truths. It has long been clear that law en- of moving from aggressive resistance to harm reduc- forcement has critical roles to play in protecting the tion, to an embrace of the principles of engagement, health of the public, and that law enforcement entities health-centered approaches, andpragmatism. have legitimate concerns of public safety