New federal statistics reveal harsh discipline for minority students

By Susan Ferriss

New federal statistics reveal blacks, Latinos students face harsher punishments than whites

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"… trend lines applied to suspensions and expulsions, as well as referrals to law enforcement agencies.   Black and Latino students together represented 42 pe …"

"… n the data, but were more than 70 percent of those arrested or referred to law enforcement during the 2009-2010 academic year, according to the department’s analys …"

"… of data collected. But they represented 42 percent of students referred to law enforcement; 35 percent of students suspended once; 46 percent of students suspended m …"

Racial profiling blamed for black teen's shooting in Florida

By Susan Ferriss

Details are emerging about a man who followed a black teen walking from a store, confronted him and shot him dead

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"… t of Justice issued guidelines warning against “racial stereotypes” by law enforcement.We don’t know the whole story, but we know enough about Trayvon’s deat …"

California moves closer to reforming school discipline

By Susan Ferriss

California lawmakers want to stem tide of suspensions, expulsions; lawyer featured in Center story testifies about boy's case

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"… er than be required to recommend expulsion for students and report them to law enforcement automatically for certain offenses.“The time has come for this type of d …"

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On our radar screen: Oklahoma City bombing, drug use among troops

By Gordon Witkin and R. Jeffrey Smith

Items worth reading: A new investigative look into the Oklahoma City bombing, and increasing drug use among active-duty troops.

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"… But some of the connect-the-dots issues and petty rivalries that bedeviled law enforcement both before and after the bombing foreshadowed vulnerabilities that would …"

School discipline debate reignited by new Los Angeles data

By Susan Ferriss

UPDATED: Schools' police chief responds to new citations data.

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"… itten response, the chief said: “A student’s first contact with school law enforcement usually occurs in middle school. Hopefully, the contact is positive and th …"

"… to all work together to craft a way to deal with this without referral to law enforcement.”Nash recently took steps to enact reforms inside the informal juvenile …"

LA school police chief voices reasons for ticketing young kids, radio station reports

By Susan Ferriss

As concerns over student-police relations rise nationally, data shows 40 percent of LA school police citations go to kids 14 and under.

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"… a Administration has also expressed concern about referrals of students to law enforcement. The U.S. Department of Education is requiring that school districts start …"

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Los Angeles school police citations draw federal scrutiny

By Susan Ferriss

Los Angeles school punishment data attract federal scrutiny

Excerpts from this story referencing "law enforcement":

"… artment to assess an apparent national upsurge in referrals of students to law enforcement.    Los Angeles’ data and New York City’s, too, were conspic …"

Army's mishandling of Afghanistan police contract boosted costs

By Zach Toombs

The cost of a billion-dollar program jumps 14 percent in just the first four months.

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"… Afghan National Army. Seara said, during that time, development of Afghan law enforcement fell outside the scope of DoD’s mission in Afghanistan.Ben Freeman, an i …"

Child sex abuse: A North Dakota agent shines compared to Penn State negligence

By Susan Ferriss

While a report condemns Penn State leaders in the Jerry Sandusky case, a North Dakota agent shows how to do right by kids.

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"… l Investigations, is credited with chasing down a tip from Australian law enforcement about a possible international Internet child-porn ring. Erickson’s tena …"

Los Angeles school police chief rethinking discipline policy

By Susan Ferriss

Police chief wants less ticketing for young kids, more out-of-court solutions.

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"… icts nationwide to submit data detailing how many students are referred to law enforcement in a school year. The Los Angeles Unified District failed to turn in recor …"

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