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>> we've approximately 45 positions that sworn police officers are doing that civilians could do. >> the denver police department are joining several others hiring civilians for jobs traditionally held by sworn police officers, including crime scene analysis, evidence gathering and lab work. >> part of it is our responsibility to be stewards of taxpayers' dollars and maximize the use of our police officers. >> departments with tight budgets can save a lot of money. if you have a detective who, let's theoretically is making 90,000 and you can hire two people to fill that position. >> but can ci...
Budgets can save a lot of money. if you have a detective who, let's just theoretically is making 90,000, and you can hire two people to fill that position? >> reporter: can civilians, even if highly trained, match the experience of a seasoned detective? >> it will depend on the training. and some of it is done through colleges. educational programs and there's a lot available. >> reporter: mary dodge directs the masters of criminal justice program at cu-denver. she says highly trained civilians can bring a lot to the table. >> they can go into the department and offer a great deal that a polic...
Nbc's kristin welker is live in denver following the president. give us some details about this plan. >> hey richard. there are basically two components to the plan that the president will lay out today. first, he's going to announce basically accelerating a measure that was passed by congress that will allow graduates to cap the payments of their student loans at 10% of their salary. so that's the first part. the second part allows graduates to consolidate certain federal loans, basically so they can pay them off at lower interest rates. the idea is that they'll have more cash, they'll have m...
Parts to it. one of course as he mentioned right there is to reduce the loan payments to 10% of discretionary income. but really much more than that was the tone he was taking, as well as the swagger, if you will. the campaign swagger that we saw so often in 2008, really identifying with those in the audience there at the university of colorado in denver. we'll get more perspective on what he said just moments ago when we come back from the break. stay with us right here on msnbc. ♪ ♪ with the lowest national plan premium... ♪ ♪ ...and copays as low as one dollar... ♪ ♪ ...saving o...