Navy watching for sailors prone to violent behavior

Navy watching for sailors prone to violent behavior
By Allison Batdorff and Hana Kusumoto, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Saturday, May 3, 2008

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — A new program will identify sailors who are prone to violent behavior that could harm U.S.-Japanese relations, Navy officials said this week.

Sailors with violence problems will not stay in Japan, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Japan Rear Adm. James D. Kelly told Yokosuka city officials Wednesday.

But removal will be used as a last resort, as CNFJ has started a new program to identify sailors struggling with violence and help them, said CNFJ spokeswoman Hanako Tomizuka.

Called “CARE” (Combined Anti-Violence Reflection Education), the program aims to prevent violence with vigilance, education and training of sailors and civilians in Japan.

Kelly told Yokosuka Mayor Ryoichi Kabaya on Wednesday that CARE is already in effect CNFJ-wide, Tomizuka said.


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uhc comment: I guess the "period of reflection" didn't work as hoped -->

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