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The Samaritans of the Police

"The Samaritans of the Police." New-York Saturday Press. 18 Sep. 1860: 2.
Type: 
newspaper
Genre: 
journalism
Abstract: 

This article suggests that the New York City police consider helping the poor of the city by creating housing, or ensuring that existing housing is adequate, rather than throwing them in jail. The article then recounts an episode where people picked up from the street on charges of vagrancy are one-by-one dismissed due to lack of evidence.