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Cambridge Police said they had “no knowledge” of a human trafficking operation by Uber drivers based in Cambridge despite a viral message shared on social media saying an investigation on the matter was underway. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Social media catalyzes spread of false human trafficking case

Erin Tsang January 31, 2019
Viral screenshots of a text message which said local Uber drivers had drugged their passengers and handed them to traffickers in a Cambridge-based operation were later said to have no validity.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh speaks at a conference in 2016. Walsh and others fired back against a letter from the Boston Housing Authority demeaning the city’s school system. OLIVIA NADEL/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Unauthorized Boston Housing Authority letter ridicules schools, crime in city

Daily Free Press Staff September 27, 2018
A recent letter from the Boston Housing Authority urged residents of Boston to move out of the city for a better life. The unauthorized letter was sent out as part of an announcement for BHA’s Expanding Choice in Housing Opportunities (ECHO), a program that provides affordable housing to low-income and working families.
High school students in a class. The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education unanimously voted against arming teachers on Tuesday. PHOTO COURTESY OREGON SECRETARY OF STATE/FLICKR

Massachusetts school board against arming teachers in classrooms

Jenna Manto April 1, 2018
The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education unanimously voted against arming teachers with firearms Tuesday in an effort to take a stand against President Donald Trump’s administration’s push to arm educators in schools.
Boston University Medical Center releases a study showing that strong alcohol policies can reduce deaths relating to alcohol consumption. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New study links alcohol policies with homicide victimization

Shaun Robinson October 1, 2017

Boston University researchers have found that stricter alcohol policies reduce the likelihood of alcohol consumption among homicide victims. The research, which was published in a study on Sept....

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren released “Rigged Justice: 2016: How Weak Enforcement Lets Corporate Offenders Off Easy” Wednesday, which argues that law enforcement is soft on corporate crimes. ILLUSTRATION BY NICOLAS TEPPER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sen. Elizabeth Warren releases report criticizing criminal justice system

Kennedy Davis February 4, 2016

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a thirteen-page report Friday, entitled “Rigged Justice: How Weak Enforcement Lets Corporate Offenders Off Easy,” which argues against weak law enforcement...

(From left) Rev. Jeffrey Brown, Boston Police Commissioner William Evans and Professor Shea Cronin speak at the Initiative on Cities Urban Seminar Series “Policing the City” Monday, moderated by Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore. PHOTO BY ALEX MASSET/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Initiative on Cities seminar addresses urban policing, practices

Carlee Wieser February 24, 2015

With a critical public eye on police departments following the summer’s occurrences of police-civilian violence in Ferguson, Missouri and Staten Island, New York, Boston University’s Initiative on...

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