Starting this week, New York City will have new policy rules that will prevent the practice of bringing criminal charges against individuals who are caught drinking alcohol or urinating in public. This a major win for civil right advocates who have fought New York City council to curb the harsh penalties for minor offenses like drinking or urinating in public. This new policy will also reduce the number of immigrants being deported for minor offences.
READ MORENew York’s Anti-Crime System Asks Citizens How They Are Doing
The New York Police Department has launched a new anti-crime initiative that utilizes smartphones to find out what New Yorkers think about crime, safety and how these aspects can be improved.The department plans to get data out each month and tailor their crime strategies to where the citizens show concern. The commissioner feels that getting real time information and feedback from the public can be mutually beneficial and can make the city safer.
READ MORELive Streaming Violent Crimes Will Soon Be Illegal
Since the widespread use and each access of the Internet, some people have posted violent crimes online. Most of these videos are extremely gruesome and disturbing. Since it has become too easy, such violent and senseless crimes can be posted almost anytime and from anywhere. Now, the State of New York is passing a bill […]
READ MORERaising the Age Initiative
The New York Legislature has just passed the Raise the Age initiative. For decades, the issue was contentious and divisive. This act now provides significant protection to juvenile defendants. The key feature of this initiative is how the state will deal with 16 and 17-year-old defendants. Rather than send them to adult prisons they will […]
READ MOREAmerica Tightens Cyber Investigations Following 2016 Election
What would you do if you stole millions — and got away with it on one condition: You never leave your home country again. Many cyber thieves have done just that. Stolen millions and despite being known to law enforcement authorities in America, there’s no action the authorities can take as the suspects are in […]
READ MORENew York Mayor Changes Course on Riker’s Island’s Future
Imagine living in a county jail so big it’s the largest penal colony on earth. Remember, it holds between twenty and thirty thousand people on any given day. Imagine you are in an environment where the guards — correctional officers — bring drugs in by the duffle bag full and weapons are available from the […]
READ MOREOnline Privacy: “Ain’t What She Used to Be”
Jane Park of New York City won big in the EuroMillions, Britain’s national lottery. Hours later, she was the quarry of blackmailers. When she shared the new but refused to share the money, someone hacked her Snapchat account and posted a personal, and revealing, image of Park, 21. The posters demanded cash to return control […]
READ MOREHate Crimes: An Early Legacy of Donald Trump
Donald Trump didn’t divide the country. He didn’t introduce racism, bigotry or xenophobia. What Trump and his rhetoric have validated the racism and bigotry already present in many of his supporters. Trump made it “okay” to be stupid and mean and a bigot. A Muslim, Off-Duty Cop Officer Aml Elsokary thought it was another average […]
READ MORESpyEye Creator Gets Nine Years While Co-Conspirator is Handed a 15-year Sentence
The Russian creator of a computer program that American law enforcement claim drained bank accounts in a variety of countries was sent to federal prison for 9.5 years. Known online as “Gribodemon” and “Harderman,” Aleksandr Panin was sentenced in Atlanta after being accused of creating the malware program SpyEye. Panin sold the software through a […]
READ MOREDmitry Belorossov and Citadel
The matchless background and distinguished legal forte of New York’s marquee defense attorney, Arkady Bukh, has sheared decades from the sentence Dmitry Belorossov initially faced. Belorossov, 22, had been accused of operating Citadel, a botnet, and helping develop improvements to the malware which led to over $500 million in losses. Instead of leaving prison as […]
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