In this special double issue: Reducing crime by aborting criminals. Big rulings from the Court, with bigger ones to come. Policing presents an unflattering profile. A DWI strategy to make you sober up in a hurry. COPS office takes some lumps, but loses little appeal. Getting a head-start on year-end tech snafus. The Y2K focus: First target the gremlins, then the terrorists. New wrinkles in the fabric of the drug debate. What color are your genes? More news on the DNA front. Who’s looking over law enforcement’s shoulders? Lately, just about everyone. Shooting gallery: A graphic roundup of the mass murders & spree shootings that colored 1999 blood red. People & Places: Personalities who made 1999 distinctive. Domestic abuse: New questions regarding a continuing problem. The Columbine High School shooting catalyzes the gun issue. Justice by the Numbers. --top--

Shooting gallery A graphic roundup of the mass murders and spree shootings that colored 1999 blood red. March 11 Gonzales, La. Baptist church Shon Miller Sr. (arrested) 9mm. pistol 4 killed, 4 wounded June 3 Las Vegas Albertson’s Supermarket Zane Michael Floyd, 23 (arrested) Pump-action shotgun 4 killed, 1 wounded May 20 Conyers, Ga. Heritage High School T.J. Solomon, 15 (arrested) .357-cal. handgun 6 wounded April 20 Littleton, Colo. Columbine High School Eric Harris, 16; Dylan Klebold, 17 (dead of self-inflicted gunshots) Sawed-off shotguns; 9mm. semi- automatic rifle, semi-auto pistol; home-made pipe bombs 13 killed, 23 wounded Aug. 10 Los Angeles North Valley Jewish Community Center Buford O. Furrow Jr., 37 (arrested) 9mm. semi-auto pistol; 9mm. semi-auto rifle 1 killed, 5 wounded July 29 Atlanta Apartment; office building Mark O. Barton (dead of self-inflicted gunshot) Hammer; 9mm. pistol; .45-cal. Pistol 12 killed, 12 wounded Aug. 28 Los Angeles Apartment complex Moo Von Paik, 58 (dead of self-inflicted gunshot) Revolver; semi-auto pistol 4 killed Nov. 3 Seattle Boatyard office Kevin William Cruz, 30 (arrested) 9mm. semi-auto pistol 2 killed, 2 wounded Sept. 15 Fort Worth, Texas Wedgewood Baptist Church Larry Gene Ashbrook, 47 (dead of self-inflicted gunshot) .380-cal. semi-auto pistol; 9mm. semi-auto pistol 7 killed, 7 wounded Dec. 4 Sacramento, Calif. Apartment Kao Xiong, early 30s (dead of self-inflicted gunshot) Rifle; shotgun 5 killed Dec. 6 Fort Gibson, Okla. Fort Gibson Middle School Seth Trickey, 13 (arrested) 9mm. semi-auto pistol 4 wounded Nov. 2 Honolulu Xerox Corp. offices Byran Uyesugi, 40 (arrested) 9mm. semi-auto pistol 7 killed Dec. 30 Tampa, Fla. Hotel Silvio Izquierdo-Leyva, 36 (arrested) 9mm. semi-auto pistol; .38-cal. revolver 5 killed, 3 wounded --top--