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Every Mother's Son

by Tami Gold, Kelly Anderson

Premiere: August 17, 2004

In the late 1990s, three victims of police brutality made headlines around the country: Amadou Diallo, the young West African man whose killing sparked intense public protest; Anthony Baez, killed in an illegal choke-hold; and Gary (Gidone) Busch, a Hasidic Jew shot and killed outside his Brooklyn home. Every Mother's Son tells of the victims' three mothers who came together to demand justice and accountability.

The End of the Nightstick

by Peter Kuttner, Cyndi Moran, Eric Scholl

Premiere: July 5, 1994

This startling expose unravels a history of abuse of suspects by the Chicago police.

Police Chiefs

by Alan Raymond, Susan Raymond

Premiere: June 31, 1990

How can we curb crime? Three big city police chiefs reveal sharply differing philosophies of law enforcement. From Daryl Gates, who introduced SWAT to Los Angeles, to Anthony Bouza, who ruffled feathers in Minneapolis, to Lee Brown, who recently left Houston for New York, these top cop's ideas about the causes and cures of crime are as varied as their personalities.