Guns, the Supreme Court and New York
Jul 28, 2008
Photo (cc) horizontal.integration After Rashawn Handsome of Brooklyn was arrested for keeping three handguns in a sneaker box in his apartment -- without any license for them -- his Legal
Safety on Site -- or In Sight?
Jun 09, 2008
The buildings department just might be Mayor Michael Bloomberg's brooding, dark shadow -- he can't seem to escape the destruction that plagues it. Already in the first six months of
Can New York Break Its Incarceration Habit?
Jun 03, 2008
 Photo (cc) YoshiRochester detention center It’s an experiment that has arguably run its course. In the last 20 years, states across the country have quadrupled their spending on jails and prisons from
Taking the Next Steps in Juvenile Justice
Jun 02, 2008
 Over the past few years, New York City has undertaken an impressive transformation of its juvenile justice system. Breaking from the policies of the previous mayor, the Bloomberg administration has
Looking at Incarceration
Jun 02, 2008
Photo (cc) Still Burning One percent of all American adults are now in prison or jail, the Pew Center on the States reported earlier this year. That's more than 2.3 million
For Juveniles, Alternatives to Incarceration
Jun 02, 2008
Last year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged the most sweeping reform in decades to the City’s juvenile justice system which would reduce the average length of stay in detention, create alternatives
Stated Meeting: A New Fire Code and Surplus
Jun 02, 2008
Who knew there were provisions for wagons and regulations for kite flying around the city's telegraph system within the city's fire code. Well, no more. After a three-year review, the
Batterers, Their Victims and the Right to Confront Witnesses
Apr 30, 2008
Photo (c) 2005 JR Goleno When Jimmy Byrd went on trial for nearly murdering the woman he lived with -- the mother of their young daughter -- the victim did not
The High Price of Counterfeit Goods
Mar 31, 2008
Photo (cc) Anthony CatalanoDespite police raids, Chinatown shoppers still find counterfeit goods. The results of last month's Chinatown raid were dramatic: over $1 million in seized counterfeit goods, 32
Delving the Murky World of Police Informants
Feb 20, 2008
It all started with a careless conversation between two police officers. Last September, Brooklyn South narcotics officer Sean Johnstone told a fellow officer that he had paid his confidential informants with |