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Peer reviewedDash, Samuel – Update on Law-Related Education, 1990
Interviewed 800 police chiefs asking whether the Bill of Rights prevented police and prosecutors from protecting citizens against crime and found the answer was no. Urges more equitable funding for the criminal justice system, more public defenders for the poor, and teaching about justice in a free society. (NL)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
