AltWeeklies Wire
D.C. Cops Need Schooling on Dealing with Mentally Illnew
It's hard to say how often D.C. police officers mistreat mentally ill residents -- the police complaints office does not keep statistics on this type of case. Anecdotage is all there is, but there's enough of it to put the Office of Police Complaints on a mission to change the rules of engagement.
Washington City Paper |
Jason Cherkis |
04-03-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Desk Jobnew
How did Ameenah Franks defeat the post-9/11 security apparatus?
Washington City Paper |
Angela Valdez |
02-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Hear No Evilnew
At D.C.'s Model Secondary School for the Deaf, two groups of students played a game of war. Now police are investigating a hate crime.
Washington City Paper |
Angela Valdez |
11-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Death of a Salesman
Julius Adelman waited years for his customers to pay off their refrigerators, dish sets, and linens. His son Steve waited much longer for his father's alleged killers to face justice.
Washington City Paper |
Jason Cherkis |
06-09-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
