Grad Profile: Pursuing an End to Inequality in Public Education
Gwen Baxley was a high school student in a Jersey City charter school when she discovered the messy reality of public school funding....
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Rutgers Study Shows Depleted Fish Stocks Can Come Back from the Brink
Fish stocks that have been depleted for decades can find their own way back to healthy levels if timely limits are put on their catch, Rutgers scientists say.
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Violence Against Police Officers (Rutgers-Camden Expert)
Violent attacks on police officers in Philadelphia and around the nation continue with greater frequency. JONA (say: YO-nah) MEYER, an associate professor of criminology at Rutgers UniversityCamden, studies crime trends and law enforcement responses. She can discuss:
The proliferation of illegal firearms
Unprovoked attacks on officers
The role of the three strikes laws on increasing violent attacks on officers in order to minimize chances of apprehension
Risks to officers conducting traffic stops
Gangs and their role in violence against law enforcement officials
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