This was never meant for members of Congress, who are no longer doing their jobs. More about that later.
It is designed to offer equal justice under the law. As US celebrates the 50th anniversary on June 13, it’s easy to forget the origin and purpose.
Miranda was the culmination of 30 years of Supreme Court cases that were designed to protect criminal suspects from abuse in police interrogations. The earliest of these decisions prohibited violence and torture.
The number of people diagnosed with serious mental illness in the U.S. criminal justice system has reached unprecedented levels. Increasingly, people recognize that the justice system is no substitute for a well-functioning community mental health system.
NYPD has announced their Park, Walk and Talk initiative for 2015. The Park, Walk and Talk initiative is designed to allow Officers time to walk designated neighborhoods in the city and make contact with the residents.
The goals are to better acquaint officers with residents, address concerns and answer questions. The neighborhoods the initiative will occur in, will rotate throughout the year.
This Week in History, Dec 14 - Dec 20
Dec 14, 1911
There is no stopping Tutor Perini Corporation. The civil and building construction company, which is building City Island's new hundred plus million dollar bridge has announced four new projects in New York City for its subsidiary, WDF, Inc., collectively valued at more than $145 million. WDF is a leading specialty contractor in the New York region, providing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems design and construction services to government agencies and commercial clients.
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice – Haaren Hall Renovation Project
GIVE Initiative Builds On More Than A Decade Of Crime-Fighting Successes Through Operation IMPACT and is said to makes New York safer.
Governor Andrew Cuomo says 17 counties will compete for more than $13 million to fund efforts to reduce firearm-related crimes, shootings, and homicides through the state’s new Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative. The initiative is designed to build upon the crime-fighting successes those jurisdictions experienced while participating in Operation IMPACT.
HANDS ACROSS THE CONCOURSE is a major event to unite Bronxites in opposition to violence.
On Sunday, April 14, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. will join together with thousands of community and clergy members to join “Hands Across the Concourse” in opposition to gun violence and domestic violence.
An alert has been issued by the NY State Department of Criminal Justice Services for a missing Child named Leibby Kletzky, male, age 8. The child was last seen near 44th St near 12th Ave in Brooklyn at 4:50 PM on 7/11/11, wearing a black yarmulke, blue and green striped polo shirt, blue pants, with thin hair and payot curls. The individual is 4' tall, 50 lbs, with black hair and brown eyes.
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If the child is seen, contact 1-800-577-TIPS.