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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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