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social service



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Although CPS is a social service agency, it has a lot of overlap with the criminal justice system.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2025

When he started out in Hull in the ’80s, Sibley said, police departments in the U.K. were already working to defer calls to social service agencies.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

The 31-year-old is currently serving as a social service agent in the military as he had been ruled unfit for regular combat duty.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024

This is generally done by third-party vendors, often “street teams,” who solicit in front of public buildings — such as social service benefits offices — or near supermarkets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024

They represented social service agencies in the United States and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau