The city’s Homeless Services Police Department’s role in keeping shelters safe has been under more scrutiny, and there are signs the service has improved. But more training is necessary, some…
A point of contention among the candidates is how much the DA’s office is currently doing to limit the use of bail in cases involving alleged misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies.
Some parolees believe the restrictions put in place by the Parole Board and their parole officers serve little purpose except creating a risk that they’ll end up back in prison.
A city councilmember and civil-liberties lawyer discuss a move to increase oversight of the growing array of eavesdropping technologies employed by local law enforcement.
Public oversight might finally start to catch up with the NYPD’s unparalleled city-wide network of surveillance cameras, license plate readers, gunshot detectors and environmental sensors.
A coalition of leading criminal justice groups is fiercely opposing a new crackdown on NYCHA residents after a scathing Department of Investigations report on how the authority handles alleged criminal…
A pilot program gives women alleging abuse the chance to obtain a temporary order of protection via videoconference, allowing them to avoid the dangers and difficulties inherent in a trip…
