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February 1, 2001
“As crime rates drop, you see more people complaining about the cops.”
Lawrence Sherman, director, Jerry Lee Center of
Criminology and Fels Center of
Government, on rising public doubts about the war on drugs and crime
(The New York Times, Jan. 21)
Originally published on February 1, 2001
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