Shawn Nathaniel Wallace

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

When a high school student is arrested with a small amount of drugs, the police pressure her to become an informant—forcing her to choose between the people she most loves and the future she's worked so hard to create.

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.