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<p>December 24, 2002 -- The criminal case is over - and now lawyers for the "Central Park 5" want the criminal inquiry to begin.</p> <p>"The next stage . . . is to discover how this terrible tragedy happened and to make those responsible for it accountable," said Roger Wareham, a lawyer for three of the five.</p>

Article shows that urban police departments have responded to the contradictory demands that they 1. reduce violent crime AND 2. go easy on the black and Hispanic men who in many cities have a virtual monopoly on crime, by engaging in de-policing and systematic fraud in the (under)reporting of crime.