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Criminally negligent homicide and second-degree manslaughter are two criminal charges that Officer Daniel Pantaleo might have faced. How does state law actually define those offenses?

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Sep 2014

Justice Opinion

Eyewitnesses Exposed: Odds Are You'd ID the Wrong Man

A video lays bare the problems with eyewitness testimony: At a recent conference, a robbery was staged, and 83 percent of people in the audience couldn’t identify the right guy…

ByRoxanne Palmer 0Comments

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Sep 2014

Investigations Justice

Even Model NYS Inmates Face Steep Barriers to Parole

The state’s approval rate for parole applications has been sliced in half since 2005. Inmates convicted of high-profile crimes face almost insurmountable barriers—because of politics, not the penal code.

ByBill Hughes 71Comments

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Sep 2014

Justice Opinion

Law and Disorder: A View on Broken Windows from Journal Square

The supposed link between disorder and serious crime is as controversial as the policing strategies based on the assumed connection between the two. In one New Jersey city, disorder is…

ByMike Rowan 0Comments

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Sep 2014

Investigations Justice

Labor Trafficking Persists Amid Outrage Over Sex Trade

Sex trafficking is the target of increased awareness and enforcement. But other forms of the human trade—which might be more common—are proving hard to publicize or prosecute.

ByHayley Camacho 0Comments

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Mar 2014

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Housing Court Goes on Trial

Advocates who fault the court’s facilities and lack of right to counsel found it guilty on all counts in a hearing at Brooklyn Borough Hall.

ByIan Marsh 0Comments

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Aug 2013

Government

Is Vito Lopez the Only Issue in His Council Race?

Policing, sick-leave and housing concern many in the 34th district, but it’s one of the candidates—the Assemblyman forced from office by scandal—who dominates the discourse.

ByTobias Salinger 0Comments

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Aug 2013

Economy Housing and Homelessness

Spring Creek Builder's Promises Spur Cheers, Jeers

An extensive community benefits agreement between the developer of the Gateway II project is hailed by many. But some community groups feel left out.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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Jun 2013

Justice

Doubts on Hate-Crime Laws Amid Rash of Anti-Gay Crimes

Some suspect the current bias-crime statutes aren’t strong enough to deter or punish violent bigots. Others wonder if extra jail time is the best way to change mindsets.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Feb 2012

Justice

Brooklyn Bureau: NYPD Towers May Defuse Cop, Community Friction

Some Brooklynites who live and work near the borough’s two police watchtowers say the observation posts are affecting more than the incidence of crime.

ByMalik Singleton 0Comments

The Garner Decision: Read the Law

Eyewitnesses Exposed: Odds Are You'd ID the Wrong Man

Even Model NYS Inmates Face Steep Barriers to Parole

Law and Disorder: A View on Broken Windows from Journal Square

Labor Trafficking Persists Amid Outrage Over Sex Trade

Housing Court Goes on Trial

Is Vito Lopez the Only Issue in His Council Race?

Spring Creek Builder's Promises Spur Cheers, Jeers

Doubts on Hate-Crime Laws Amid Rash of Anti-Gay Crimes

Brooklyn Bureau: NYPD Towers May Defuse Cop, Community Friction

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