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ACLU Applauds Local Police Departments for Refusing to Join in Justice Department "Dragnet" (03/04/2002)
NEW YORK--The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded local police departments that have refused to cooperate with a Justice Department dragnet investigation of 5,000 immigrants, saying that the police should not be asked to ignore basic legal procedures or to use ethnic and racial origin as the basis for suspicion.

6/24/95 Wendy Kaminer on Crime (03/04/2002)
OnlineHost: Wendy Kaminer is a public policy fellow at : Radcliffe College and a contributing editor at The : Atlantic Monthly. A lawyer and social critic, she : received a Guggenheim Fellowship for her most : recent book, "It's All the Rage: Crime and : Culture." On Friday, she presented an overview of : criminal justice issues to a special plenary : session of the ACLU's 75th Anniversary Biennial : Conference.

With Government Poised to Investigate Thousands, ACLU of Illinois Issues Ten-Point List of Constitutional Rights (03/04/2002)
CHICAGO--In an effort to provide straightforward information to anyone who may be interviewed or investigated by law enforcement officials, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today issued a ten-point document setting forth basic, constitutional rights every person should know.

Michigan Civil Rights Groups Announce "Know Your Rights" Hotline for Targets of Dragnet Investigatio (03/04/2002)
DETROIT--Citing growing concerns over law enforcement's persistent targeting and ongoing detention of Middle Eastern men, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today announced the creation of a "Know Your Rights" telephone hotline.

Second Amendment (03/04/2002)

Know Your Rights During Police Encounters (03/04/2002)
Police abuse is a serious national problem -- and one that especially affects young people and people of color. While many police officers do strive to be courteous, and while we all understand the stress and danger involved in policing, each of us has the right to be treated with respect -- and without abuse -- by the police.

11/27/95 Eric Sterling, President National Drug Strategy Network (03/04/2002)
PhilCLU: Good evening everyone. I'm Phil Gutis, the genial host of the ACLU online series, and the ACLU's media relations director. We return tonight to one of our favorite topics -- drug policy -- and our guest is Eric Sterling, the President of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation. Let me take a few moments to more fully introduce Eric and then we'll get to your questions.

ACLU of Washington Offers Free Attorneys to People Questioned in Federal "Dragnet" Investigation (03/04/2002)
SEATTLE--The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington announced today that it is offering attorneys to accompany any individuals in the state who are questioned by officials as part of a U.S. Department of Justice "dragnet" investigation.

12-04-01 Rhode Island Judge Orders Providence Police to Comply with State Racial Profiling Law (03/04/2002)
PROVIDENCE, R.I.--In response to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island, a state court today issued a detailed order designed to ensure that the Providence Police Department begins complying with a law that requires them to collect data on the traffic stops they conduct in order to determine if racial profiling may be occurring.

New! Profiles in Injustice: National Book Tour and Discussion Panel (03/04/2002)
The ACLU's Campaign Against Racial Profiling, along with New Press, are sponsoring a book tour featuring Profiles in Injustice: Why Racial Profiling Cannot Work, by David Harris, Prof. of Law at the University of Toledo and author of the ACLU's 1999 "Driving While Black" report.

Links to Other Police Practices Sites (02/21/2002)
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Privacy in America: Computers, Phones and Privacy (12/31/1997)

Storm Warning: Ira Glasser on Youth Violence (06/23/1996)
Over the next 15 years, according to a recent fact sheet produced by the House Subcommittee on Crime, "the number of teenagers will soar to the highest level in American history." Brace yourself, we are warned, for the "coming storm of violent juvenile crime."