Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post
Street Enforcement Team supervisor Scott Lawson, left, talks with a person at a campsite near the corner of Umatilla St. and 13th Ave. in Denver on Thursday, June 9, 2022. 
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Denver created a civilian team to issue tickets on some municipal violations — particularly the city's camping ban — in an effort to remove police from those scenes. But critics say it extends the enforcement of an ineffective and damaging policy.
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