Police Potpourri: Murder, Drag Racing Down; Mayor's Dander Up; Desk Appearance Tickets Disappear; Council Speaker Swept In A Sweep; Condor Defended
Jul 01, 2001
MURDER RATE PLUNGES June held a triumphant announcement: The city's murder rate had fallen 13 percent over the first six months of the year. The police department had logged 289 murders Last Updated (Friday, March 15, 2013 10:31 AM)
Marijuana
Jun 01, 2001
This has been the month of marijuana. Many New Yorkers are wondering whether their city has gotten trapped in some deadly new form of Reefer Madness. On May 10, five Last Updated (Friday, March 15, 2013 09:50 AM)
Neighbors and Nightclubs
May 07, 2001
When a recent argument inside the nightclub Tunnel in Chelsea spilled out onto the street, a 16-year old wound up fatally stabbed and another teen was shot. It was just
Sanctioning Police Malpractice
May 01, 2001
What is the proper professional punishment for a mistake that results in a person's death? A physician's fatal error, for example, can result in the withdrawal of hospital privileges and Last Updated (Friday, March 15, 2013 09:47 AM)
Presidential Pardons
Apr 01, 2001
From the founding of the country forward, executive pardons by presidents and governors have been a regular means of mercifully correcting overly harsh laws or easing overly punitive sentencing in
Youth Gangs
Mar 05, 2001
At a recent public forum at City Council, police, school officials, politicians, and other experts offered their best guesses as to why the number of gang members in the city Last Updated (Friday, March 15, 2013 08:17 AM)
The Real Gangs of New York
Mar 05, 2001
At a recent public forum at City Council, police, school officials, politicians, and other experts offered their best guesses as to why the number of gang members in the city
Comissioner Bernard Kerik and the three priorities
Mar 01, 2001
It has been a good six months for Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik. The police department released data showing that major crimes (murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny, and Last Updated (Friday, March 15, 2013 09:48 AM)
Rockefeller Drug Law Reform
Feb 26, 2001
Elaine Bartlett was a 26-year-old mother of four living in East Harlem when she was sentenced to 20-to-life for selling four ounces of cocaine to an informant. It was her Last Updated (Friday, March 15, 2013 08:14 AM)
Lessons and Legacy of Amadou Diallo
Feb 01, 2001
The sad saga of the Amadou Diallo case in the American criminal justice system has come to an end with the Jan. 31 announcement by the Justice Department that it Last Updated (Friday, March 15, 2013 08:49 AM) |