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The Crime Beat column in Sunday's editions misstated the role of law enforcement agents assigned to Maryland's Violence Prevention Initiative, which keeps violent offenders under strict scrutiny. The 27 agents referred to in the column serve warrants; an additional 75 agents monitor offenders as part of the VPI program.

The Sun regrets the error.