Book Reviews: Women and Criminality. By Ronald Barri Flowers. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1987, 217 pp., $37.95. Women in the Criminal Justice System. 2nd ed. By Clarice Feinman. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1985, 179 pp., hardbound, $26.95; $13.95 paperbound. Women and Crime. By Frances Heidensohn. New York: New York University Press, 1986, 216 pp., $35.00

Affilia ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 112-115
Author(s):  
Jane M. Totman
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
New York University

Facilitating Pretrial Justice in New Orleans

2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Wool
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
New Orleans ◽  
York City ◽  
Justice System ◽  
City Government ◽  
Pretrial Detention ◽  
The City

New Orleans in 2011 finds itself facing many of the same problems New York City faced in 1961 when the founders of the Vera Institute of Justice launched the Manhattan Bail Project: Too many people are held in pretrial detention who could be released without risk to public safety; the reliance on bail results in disparate outcomes based on financial ability; and the unnecessary detention of thousands of defendants each year imposes excessive costs on the city government and taxpayers, as well as on those needlessly detained. Vera is now working with New Orleans stakeholders to develop a comprehensive pretrial services system. Following in the footsteps of the Manhattan Bail Project, the work will create a carefully conceived and locally sensitive pretrial services system, one that will result in a fairer and more efficient criminal justice system and a safer community.

An Exploratory Study of Animal Cruelty Prosecution in New York

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 602-622
Author(s):  
Andrea Kordzek
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Animal Cruelty ◽  
The Past

In the past several years, there have been significant changes in law pertaining to cruelty toward non-human animals. While prosecutors have more options available to them today than in the past, research has failed to examine prosecutors’ actions in cases involving animal cruelty. This research relies primarily on interviews with prosecuting attorneys to understand these types of cases. It explores prosecutors’ thoughts on and experiences with animal cruelty cases and provides information on the handling of these cases by the criminal justice system.

Do Voting Rights Notification Laws Increase Ex-Felon Turnout?

2013 ◽  
Vol 651 (1) ◽  
pp. 220-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Meredith ◽  
Michael Morse
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
State Legislatures ◽  
Voting Rights ◽  
Correctional System

Previous research documents widespread confusion about who can and cannot vote among people who have come into contact with the criminal justice system. This research, and considerable activism drawing attention to the issue, has spurred a number of state legislatures to pass laws requiring the states to notify ex-felons about their voting rights. The purpose of this article is to better understand the policy processes that produce these notification laws and to assess whether the laws affect ex-felons’ registration and turnout rates. Data on discharges from the correctional system and voter files are merged from three states that have recently passed notification laws: New Mexico, New York, and North Carolina. Our findings show little evidence of an increase in ex-felon registration or turnout after notification laws are implemented.

The Paradox of Law Enforcement in Immigrant Communities

2012 ◽  
Vol 641 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Kirk ◽  
Andrew V. Papachristos ◽  
Jeffrey Fagan ◽  
Tom R. Tyler
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Criminal Behavior ◽  
Justice System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Immigrant Communities ◽  
Immigration Reform ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Willingness To Cooperate

Frustrated by federal inaction on immigration reform, several U.S. states in recent years have proposed or enacted laws designed to stem the flow of illegal immigrants into the United States and to facilitate their removal. An underappreciated implication of these laws is the potential alienation of immigrant communities—even law-abiding, cooperative individuals—from the criminal justice system. The ability of the criminal justice system to detect and sanction criminal behavior is dependent upon the cooperation of the general public, including acts such as the reporting of crime and identifying suspects. Cooperation is enhanced when local residents believe that laws are enforced fairly. In contrast, research reveals that cynicism of the police and the legal system undermines individuals’ willingness to cooperate with the police and engage in the collective actions necessary to socially control crime. By implication, recent trends toward strict local enforcement of immigration laws may actually undercut public safety by creating a cynicism of the law in immigrant communities. Using data from a 2002 survey of New York City residents, this study explores the implications of perceived injustices perpetrated by the criminal justice system for resident willingness to cooperate with the police in immigrant communities.

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