Battered cargo: injured van passengers point to hidden police brutality

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Arguments about Philadelphia not collecting information about all claims of police brutality are presented and four years worth of city settlements and federal court cases are investigated. It showed that over 300 people were being hurt in police wagons, and among the settlements was the 1.2 million dollars the city paid to Calvin Saunders, who was taken on a rough wagon ride and emerged paralyzed from the neck down.

Legal issues & crime, Pennsylvania, Company legal issue, Investigations, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Police brutality

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Drunken driving: killer roads pinpointed through mapping project

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The IRE Resource Center lists more than 70 projects on either drunk or drunken driving. Using Spatial Analyst, an extension of Arcview mapping software, it was easy to show that heavy clusters of bars surrounded most killer highways.

Evaluation, Risk factors, Traffic accidents, Drunk driving, Driving while intoxicated, Drinking and traffic accidents

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Familiar tools - new media: making investigative reporting work online

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The Internet can be a source of news information, and provides an opportunity for investigative journalists to post results of their work. Standards that online news sites should follow are described.

Management, Online services, Internet services, Information services, Investigative reporting, Journalists

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