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  <title>Hartford Courant: CT looking at ending traffic stops for low-level violations. Would it be ‘knocking out’ a police tactic?</title>
  <pubDate>December 11, 2023</pubDate>
  <description>Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on proposed legislation that would ban traffic stops for low-level violations, saying this may risk public safety for pre-textual stops for more serious crimes.</description>
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  <external_link>https://www.courant.com/2023/12/11/ct-looking-at-banning-traffic-stops-for-low-level-violations/</external_link>
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  <author>michael-lawlor</author>
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    <tag>year-2023</tag>
    <tag>month-december</tag>
    <tag>name-michael-lawlor</tag>
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