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The Inverse Relationship Between The Constitutionality And Effectiveness Of New York City "Stop And Frisk", Jeffrey Bellin Sep 2019

The Inverse Relationship Between The Constitutionality And Effectiveness Of New York City "Stop And Frisk", Jeffrey Bellin

Jeffrey Bellin

New York City sits at the epicenter of an extraordinary criminal justice phenomenon. While employing aggressive policing tactics, such as “stop and frisk,” on an unprecedented scale, the City dramatically reduced both violent crime and incarceration – with the connections between these developments (if any) hotly disputed. Further clouding the picture, in August 2013, a federal district court ruled the City’s heavy reliance on “stop and frisk” unconstitutional. Popular and academic commentary generally highlights isolated pieces of this complex story, constructing an incomplete vision of the lessons to be drawn from the New York experience. This Article brings together all …


The Concrete Jungle: Where Dreams Are Made Of . . . And Now Where Children Are Protected, Samantha A. Mumola Apr 2019

The Concrete Jungle: Where Dreams Are Made Of . . . And Now Where Children Are Protected, Samantha A. Mumola

Pace Law Review

The tragic and unsettling story of Kalief Browder has notably emerged as a prominent illustration of our criminal justice system’s historical failure to protect our youth. Kalief’s story gained massive media attention with the help of a TIME documentary series featured on Netflix and famous A-listers such as music artist Jay-Z and TV host Rosie O’Donnell. It is hard to ignore the fact that Kalief Browder was cheated by the system; he chose suicide to escape his demons, which developed after undeserved time spent at Riker’s – a place he would have never experienced had he initially been tried as …


Written Testimony On Correctional Oversight Of The Nys Doccs, Michael B. Mushlin Dec 2015

Written Testimony On Correctional Oversight Of The Nys Doccs, Michael B. Mushlin

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

I am testifying today on behalf of both myself and my co-chair Michele Deitch, who has submitted written testimony for your consideration. My comments here reflect both the key points in her testimony as well as some of my own thoughts about the importance of external oversight and comments about the critical role played by the Correctional Association of New York, the failure of the State Commission on Correction to provide meaningful regulation of New York’s prisons, and the need to improve access by the media to the public and to the state’s prisons.


One Significant Step: How Reforms To Prison Districts Begin To Address Political Inequality, Erika L. Wood Dec 2015

One Significant Step: How Reforms To Prison Districts Begin To Address Political Inequality, Erika L. Wood

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Skyrocketing rates of incarceration over the last three decades have had profound and lasting effects on the political power and engagement of local communities throughout the United States. Aggressive enforcement practices and mandatory sentencing laws have an impact beyond the individuals who are arrested, convicted, and incarcerated. These policies have wide-ranging and enduring ripple effects throughout the communities that are most heavily impacted by criminal laws, predominantly urban and minority neighborhoods. Criminal justice policies broadly impact everything from voter turnout and engagement, to serving on juries, participating in popular protests, census data, and the way officials draw legislative districts. The …


Court Of Appeals Of New York, People V. Johnson, Denise Shanley Dec 2014

Court Of Appeals Of New York, People V. Johnson, Denise Shanley

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Inverse Relationship Between The Constitutionality And Effectiveness Of New York City "Stop And Frisk", Jeffrey Bellin Oct 2014

The Inverse Relationship Between The Constitutionality And Effectiveness Of New York City "Stop And Frisk", Jeffrey Bellin

Faculty Publications

New York City sits at the epicenter of an extraordinary criminal justice phenomenon. While employing aggressive policing tactics, such as “stop and frisk,” on an unprecedented scale, the City dramatically reduced both violent crime and incarceration – with the connections between these developments (if any) hotly disputed. Further clouding the picture, in August 2013, a federal district court ruled the City’s heavy reliance on “stop and frisk” unconstitutional. Popular and academic commentary generally highlights isolated pieces of this complex story, constructing an incomplete vision of the lessons to be drawn from the New York experience. This Article brings together all …


Waylaid By A Metaphor: A Deeply Problematic Account Of Prison Growth, John F. Pfaff Apr 2013

Waylaid By A Metaphor: A Deeply Problematic Account Of Prison Growth, John F. Pfaff

Michigan Law Review

The incarceration rate in the United States has undergone an unprecedented surge since the 1970s. Between 1925 and 1975, the U.S. incarceration rate hovered around 100 per 100,000. Since then, that rate soared to 504 in 2009, dropping only slightly to 500 in 2010. In absolute numbers, the U.S. prison population grew from 241,000 in 1975 to 1.55 million in 2010. Not just exceptional by historical standards, this boom is unparalleled globally: the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Despite having just 5 percent of the world's population, it houses nearly 25 percent of the world's …


Occupy Wall Street: A Movement In The Making, Hannah G. Kaneck May 2012

Occupy Wall Street: A Movement In The Making, Hannah G. Kaneck

Senior Theses and Projects

It has changed the landscape of America in just the last eight months. Cries of “We are the 99%” fill the air. People are angry. Many will argue for years to come what the occupation has actually done for American society, politics and culture. It is clear though that things are changing. A precipice has been reached and it does not seem that those truly devoted to changing the system will back away quietly. Over the last 28 weeks I have read countless articles and interviews of occupiers from all over the world who have converged on Zuccotti Park in …


Judging Children As Children: Reclaiming New York’S Progressive Tradition, Michael A. Corriero Jan 2012

Judging Children As Children: Reclaiming New York’S Progressive Tradition, Michael A. Corriero

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Prison Ain’T Hell: An Interview With The Son Of Sam—David Berkowitz, And Why State-Funded Faith-Based Prison Rehabilitation Programs Do Not Violate The Establishment Clause, Rebekah Binger Mar 2011

Prison Ain’T Hell: An Interview With The Son Of Sam—David Berkowitz, And Why State-Funded Faith-Based Prison Rehabilitation Programs Do Not Violate The Establishment Clause, Rebekah Binger

Pace Law Review

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Role Of The Correctional Association Of New York In A New Paradigm Of Prison Monitoring, Jack Beck Nov 2010

Role Of The Correctional Association Of New York In A New Paradigm Of Prison Monitoring, Jack Beck

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.


Discharge Planning For Mentally Ill Inmates In New York City Jails: A Critical Evaluation Of The Settlement Agreement Of Brad H. V. City Of New York, Doug Jones Jan 2007

Discharge Planning For Mentally Ill Inmates In New York City Jails: A Critical Evaluation Of The Settlement Agreement Of Brad H. V. City Of New York, Doug Jones

Pace Law Review

No abstract provided.


Cultural Context Matters: Terry's "Seesaw Effect", Frank Rudy Cooper Jan 2003

Cultural Context Matters: Terry's "Seesaw Effect", Frank Rudy Cooper

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


Separation Of Powers Jan 1996

Separation Of Powers

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Mandatory Arrest Law: Police Reaction, Kevin Walsh Sep 1995

The Mandatory Arrest Law: Police Reaction, Kevin Walsh

Pace Law Review

The mandatory arrest requirement in certain domestic violence situations is unique, due to the fact that no other class of offense requires arrest. The Criminal Procedure Law states that a police officer "may arrest" for all other classes of offenses. The new subdivision states that a police officer "shall arrest a person, and shall not attempt to reconcile the parties or mediate .... ." The use of the word "shall," in contrast to "may," indicates obligation or necessity. Why has this class of offenses been singled out for mandatory arrest? What factors brought this mandatory arrest law about?


Search & Seizure Jan 1995

Search & Seizure

Touro Law Review

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Search & Seizure Jan 1995

Search & Seizure

Touro Law Review

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Search & Seizure Jan 1995

Search & Seizure

Touro Law Review

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Section 1983 Litigation, Martin A. Schwartz Jan 1995

Section 1983 Litigation, Martin A. Schwartz

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Right To Counsel Jan 1995

Right To Counsel

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Search & Seizure Jan 1995

Search & Seizure

Touro Law Review

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Search & Seizure Jan 1995

Search & Seizure

Touro Law Review

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Search & Seizure Jan 1995

Search & Seizure

Touro Law Review

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Search & Seizure Jan 1995

Search & Seizure

Touro Law Review

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Search & Seizure Jan 1995

Search & Seizure

Touro Law Review

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Distinctions Between The Public Records Exception To The Hearsay Rule In Federal And New York Practice, Randi M. Simanoff Jan 1994

Distinctions Between The Public Records Exception To The Hearsay Rule In Federal And New York Practice, Randi M. Simanoff

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Special Relationship Rule: Is It Consistent With The Waiver Of Sovereign Immunity? - A Study Of Kircher V. City Of Jamestown, Brian T. Cohen Jan 1992

The Special Relationship Rule: Is It Consistent With The Waiver Of Sovereign Immunity? - A Study Of Kircher V. City Of Jamestown, Brian T. Cohen

Touro Law Review

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Search And Seizure Jan 1991

Search And Seizure

Touro Law Review

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Search And Seizure Jan 1991

Search And Seizure

Touro Law Review

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Interaction Between State And Federal Right To Counsel: The Overruling Of Bartolomeounsel: The Overruling Of Bartolomeo, Joseph D. Sullivan Jan 1991

Interaction Between State And Federal Right To Counsel: The Overruling Of Bartolomeounsel: The Overruling Of Bartolomeo, Joseph D. Sullivan

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.