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Police charity says having family members on payroll helps ensure high quality of services

The National Association of Chiefs of Police is very much a family affair. And that's just the way Barry Shepherd likes it. Mr. Shepherd, his mother, a brother, and his sister-in-law hold four of the top positions with the Florida charity. In addition, the organization says it employs people outside the Shepherd family who are themselves related: a husband and wife, and a father and daughter.

"We have found that no one will treat the business as well as family, or care for it as

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