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Criminal

Sep. 10, 2009

Police Services on Chopping Block

Our leaders' choice to eviscerate the criminal justice complex to save cash is shortsighted and dangerous, writes Steve Lurie.

FORUM COLUMN

By Steve Lurie

Mostly, I'm a cop. Arrest the bad guy, testify in court, lots of paperwork. Along the way, I have also become an attorney, law professor and a part-time cynic. Being all three has, if nothing else, given me a unique perspective. My team of personalities has grave concerns. One of us wants to put crooks in jail, another is enamored of a complex and wonderful system that offers them a fair trial and a third watches politi...

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