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May 31, 2012

Michael Armstrong, author of "They Wished They Were Honest," on the Leonard Lopate Show

We continue our feature on They Wished They Were Honest: The Knapp Commission and New York City Police Corruption, with an interview with the book’s author, Michael F. Armstrong. In the interview, Michael Armstrong describes the1970-72 Knapp Commission investigation into...

May 30, 2012

They Wished They Were Honest, The Knapp Commission, Police Corruption, and Serpico

Police corruption, prostitution, and illegal gambling are all revealed in this CBS news report from 1971 on the Knapp Commission, which uncovered rampant corruption in the New York Police Department . The chief counsel for the commission was Michael Armstrong,...

November 20, 2011

Crime and Criminology Titles on Sale

Save 30% on selected titles in Criminology and Crime. To receive the discount use the code CRIM in the “Enter Coupon Code” field at checkout and then click apply. Sale ends February 15, 2012. Titles on sale include: Addressing Rape...

July 1, 2011

Adam McKeown on immigration

The following is an essay by Adam McKeown, author of Melancholy Order: Asian Migration and the Globalization of Borders. Immigration law is the last and most unrepentant bastion of discrimination in the modern world. Among the causes for discrimination are...

March 28, 2011

Interview with Sheldon Krimsky and Tania Simoncelli, coauthors of Genetic Justice

The following is an interview with Sheldon Krimsky and Tania Simoncelli, coauthors of Genetic Justice: DNA Data Banks, Criminal Investigations, and Civil Liberties: Question: How are people’s privacy rights being compromised by expanding DNA databases for innocent arrestees? Sheldon Krimsky:...

December 17, 2010

Interview with Sheldon Krimsky and Tania Simoncelli, authors of Genetic Justice

Leonard Lopate’s show on WNYC includes a weekly future “Underreported,” which looks at issues that are often relegated to the back of the newspaper. The latest installment focused on the use of forensic DNA databanks by law enforcement has exploded...

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