Watchdog of LAPD gets Starr review; like independent counsel, the job itself is widely hated

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Katherine Maher, the Los Angeles Police Department's first Inspector General, a civilian watchdog employed in the wake of the public outcry following the Rodney King beating, resigned in late 1998 after much criticism. Maher served at the pleasure of her bosses on the Police Commission and the problems of her tenure showed the need for independence in such a job. Maher also noted the public's lack of interest in learning of police problems in a time with low crime rates and no major Rodney-King-type problems.

California, Officials and employees, Public opinion, Los Angeles, California. Department of Police, Maher, Katherine

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Wanted in court: memory pictures; but scientists say applications are several years off

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Dr. Daniel Schachter, leader of a team of Harvard researchers who have used magnetic resonance imaging to create images of a brain forming a false memory and an expert on repressed memory who has written a book called 'Searching for Memory,' has been hearing from lawyers across the country who are interested in using his technique. In Schachter's technique, false recall activated only one part of the brain whereas accurate recall activated several areas.

United States, Usage, Innovations, Testimony, Magnetic resonance imaging, Evidence, Expert, Expert evidence, Memory, Disorders of, Memory disorders

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Keating gets help from his friends

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The judge about to sentence Charles H. Keating, Jr for securities fraud has received over 150 letters from friends and former associates attesting to his character and good works. A number are from well-known individuals, including former Texas governor John B. Connally and Mother Teresa. Keating is to be sentenced Apr 10, 1992.

Analysis, Management, Cases, Evidence, Character, Character evidence, Keating, Charles H., Jr., Pre-sentence investigation reports

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