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Ask the DA: Back to school safety

Every year around this time, writers ask for suggestions on helping their children return safely to school. Below are some safety tips to discuss with your children, as well as information about my office’s crime prevention division which offers our Legal Lives program in elementary schools thro …

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Ask the DA: Crime awareness can begin early

I recently read about the Legal Lives program for fifth-grade students that your office sponsors. Can you explain what the program is about?

Since 1990, my assistant district attorneys have been bringing the criminal justice system to the fifth grade classroo …

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Anti-bullying video contest seeks entries

Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes and the Home Reporter News and Brooklyn Spectator News have launched the second annual Legal Lives video contest, inviting local students to try their hands at creating a video that addresses the issue of bullying.

“Our hope is to …

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EDITORIAL: Taking on the bullies

Over the past few weeks, all eyes have been on New Jersey and the trial of Tyler Clementi’s former roommate – who allegedly videotaped him in their shared dorm room as he engaged in homosexual relations, shortly before the young man committed suicide.

However, bullying is an issue that k …

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ASK THE DA: Week of January 12

This past year was a very productive one for my office. Weimplemented a number of new programs aimed at making Brooklyn asafer place in which to live and work, celebrated the continuedsuccess of many of our existing programs and trial bureaus, andtook great measures to reduce the number of guns o …

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ASK THE DA: Week of November 3

I have two young children who are spending ever-increasingamounts of time on their computers. I am writing to ask how I canlearn more about internet safety.

My office has a program in which members of our staff visitelementary schools throughout Brooklyn to educate fifth-gradestud …

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