Police profiteering: are cops addicted to drug money?
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Law enforcement agencies benefit from forfeiture provisions of drug laws. Property obtained through seizures supplement police budgets. The seizures could be considered a violation of civil rights, yet 51% of Americans believe they are necessary for drug control.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1992
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Can shopping save the world?: alternative traders bring money and more to Third World producers
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Non-profit alternative trade organizations (ATO) are helping Third World countries sell their indigenous craft products profitably to worlwide markets. ATOs also work against exploitation of craft makers by profit-oriented investors.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1993
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The verdict on juries
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The Rodney King trial has raised serious questions on the efficacy of the US criminal justice system. The selection of an impartial jury has been the center of contention by lawyers on both sides.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1992
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