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Police Shootings
   

Struggle in Cincinnati
Betty Ann Bowser reports from Cincinnati, where an unarmed 19-year-old black man was killed last week by police, the fourth such death there since November. (4/16/01)

Curfew Lifted
UPDATE: Cincinnati police Monday lifted a citywide curfew imposed in the wake of riots.

Police Shootings: A History
Police shootings across the nation have angered citizens and embarrassed law enforcement.

NewsHour Archives
Attorney General John Ashcroft vows to end racial profiling. (3/13/01)
Videotape captures Philadelphia police beating a suspect. (7/14/00)
Anger lingers in New York City over the shooting death of Amadou Diallo. (3/3/00)
Four white police officers are acquitted in the shooting death of Amadou Diallo. (2/28/00)
A corruption scandal hits the Los Angeles police department. (2/9/00)
The New York City police department faces charges of brutality. (4/15/99)

Resources
American Civil Liberties Union
NAACP
Fraternal Order of Police
U.S. Department of Justice


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