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New Tactic for Crime?new

Detroit cops to target gang members with 'cease fire' strategy.
Metro Times  |  Larry Gabriel  |  09-26-2012  |  Crime & Justice

There's No Evidence That Shows Popular Youth Curfew Laws Worknew

San Diego’s juvenile curfew law was enacted as a way to cut down on gang violence, and by that standard, it has failed. After 11 years and thousands of curfew citations and arrests since the law took effect, gang-related crimes are up 23 percent this year over last, and gang-related homicides increased 61 percent during that same period.
San Diego CityBeat  |  David Silva  |  06-18-2008  |  Crime & Justice

911 Call Captures Officer's Questionable Pepper-Sprayingnew

Asking an officer armed with pepper spray for his badge number turned out to be risky business for a Colorado choirboy.
Westword  |  David Holthouse  |  12-07-2004  |  Crime & Justice

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