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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 22, 2008

LAPD and ACLU Reach Settlement on Skid Row Searches

The agreement comes 18 months after a federal judge found that the LAPD was unconstitutionally searching homeless people in the Skid Row area as part of Chief William J. Bratton's crackdown on downtown crime.

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Articlesby Melanie BasichApril 1, 2008

The State of American Law Enforcement - A Love-Hate Relationship

"My brother told me, 'If you want everyone to love you, join the fire department. If you want half the people to love you but half the people to hate you, go ahead and be on the police department.'" — Officer Michael Pecha, Omaha (Neb.) Police Department.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleJune 1, 2007

The Tough Guy: Sheriff Joe Arpaio

At 75, Joe Arpaio is serving his fourth term as sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz. It's a job he's held for 15 years, much to the delight of the voting population in the Phoenix area and much to the dismay of politically correct, civil liberties advocates who characterize his policies as cruel and the man himself as a dangerous dinosaur.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2004

Patriot Act Provision Ruled Unconstitutional

A federal judge has ruled unconstitutional a section of the Patriot Act that had allowed the FBI to request businesses’ financial records to investigate terrorism.

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Articlesby David GriffithJune 1, 2002

Electrical Storm: Taser

The week before Christmas tragedy befell 27-year-old Marvin Hendrix of Hamilton, Ohio. That morning he was at his girlfriend’s residence when he started vomiting blood. She called 911 and paramedics arrived to find Hendrix combative and violent. They summoned the police.

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Articlesby Brian StoverApril 1, 2002

Police and Politics

Politics, politically correct ideology, and the police. The "three Ps." How well do they work together?

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