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5/1 Stop and Frisk Readings

Stop and Frisk Readings -Hey Guys these are our readings for this week.  Click the heading above for links and pdf.  See you on Wed! http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/07/17/does-stop-and-frisk-reduce-crime http://www.nyclu.org/files/publications/NYCLU_2011_Stop-and-Frisk_Report.pdf stop and frisk historical answer for #3 you can also try the JSTOR … Continue reading

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Presentation Materials

Jeopardy Seminar 4 School Based Expenditure Reports Improving Public Schools: Mayor Michael Bloomberg Part 2 

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readings for 4/24

class, you can find the readings for 4/24 under the April 24 discussion section.

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Readings for parks presentation

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/guest-geoffrey-croft-article-1.1187836  

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Readings for 4/17

Hey everyone! Apologies for the delay. Here are the readings for next week’s class, which will be focusing on parks in NYC. As you read, you may want to consider the following questions: What is the primary purpose of public … Continue reading

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attention parks group

parks group members, you should use the parks page for contact and planning if you haven’t already found a way to do so.

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resource for parks group

for the parks group: you can find two chapters from The Park and the People posted on your ‘parks’ page, if you are interested.

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Readings for 4/10

Hi class, these are the readings for 4/10. Please post your reactions/comments before class on Wednesday. Feel free to share your opinions concerning Bloomberg’s public health policies. Questions you may consider are: Do you think these policies will benefit the … Continue reading

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research group class sessions

class, the schedule that we arranged for group-run class sessions is: 4/10 public health; 4/17 parks; 4/24 education; 5/1 stop and frisk.  in general you should have a proposed set of readings/sources prepared one week ahead of your class session.  … Continue reading

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class 4/3 and other info

hi all: there is a slight change in plan for our class session on 4/3.  the only readings will be “Understanding New York City’s Budget: A Guide” (read it all) and “Budget Options for NYC”  (read through the table of … Continue reading

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