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The Central Park Jogger Case: A Lesson on Wrongful Convictions

A new book and a civil suit have re-focused scrutiny on how New York City police and prosecutors managed to convict the wrong people in one of America’s most notorious rape cases.

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A new book and a civil suit have re-focused scrutiny on how New York City police and prosecutors managed to convict the wrong people in one of America’s most notorious rape cases.

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Are We Being Smart About Sex Offenders?

A John Jay College professor explores whether laws that severely restrict the lives of thousands of sex offenders actually keep us safer.

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A John Jay College professor explores whether laws that severely restrict the lives of thousands of sex offenders actually keep us safer.

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The Talking Cure: Keeping Kids Out Of The Juvenile Justice System

Two decades of “zero-tolerance” school discipline policies may have done more harm than good.  Is there a better alternative?

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Two decades of “zero-tolerance” school discipline policies may have done more harm than good.  Is there a better alternative?

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How One Ex-Con Tried to Become an “Every Day Joe”

Ten years ago, a prisoner finishing a seven-year term in a northern New York State prison sent an e-mail to John Jay College professor (and former New York investigative journalist) Greg Donaldson asking whether the professor would like to tell his story.  The result was one of this year’s most unusual books: Zebratown: The True Story

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Ten years ago, a prisoner finishing a seven-year term in a northern New York State prison sent an e-mail to John Jay College professor (and former New York investigative journalist) Greg Donaldson asking whether the professor would like to tell his story.  The result was one of this year’s most unusual books: Zebratown: The True Story

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