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1. New York City Outlines Plan to Combat Retail Theft: Mental health support services for first-timers and harsher penalties for repeat offenders are part of the program.

Author

PALMIER, JEAN E.

Subjects
MENTAL health services, RECIDIVISTS, URBAN planning, THEFT, HOMELESSNESS, BUSINESS improvement districts
Abstract

The plan, which was revealed in a press conference on 125th Street on Wednesday morning, takes on shoplifters and organized crime rings who have wreaked havoc on retailers in the five boroughs. Its sights on combatting retail theft in the city by outlining steps to battle shoplifting. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2023

2. WHY RUNAWAYS LEAVE HOME.

Author

Hildebrand, James A.

Subjects
MISSING persons, RECIDIVISTS, CRIMINALS, AGE groups, ETHNIC groups, RECIDIVISM, HOUSING
Abstract

This article aims to determine the age distribution of runaways, to identify any recidivist patterns, to determine the length of time they remain away from home and to determine what impels a child to leave home. To gain some insight into this runaway problem, a study of two hundred sixty-two cases was conducted. These cases originated in six precincts located in the southwest section of Brooklyn, New York City, an area comprised in the main of families in the middle to low income range, with the lower middle income group most prevalent. Housing is approximately evenly distributed between one and two family houses and apartment buildings. The major ethnic groups are: German, Irish, Italian, Jewish, and Scandinavian. It is recognized that the information contained here is not complete since it is impossible to know how many children run away and are not reported. Many previously unreported cases are disclosed when cases reported for the first time reveal prior instances, and when unreported cases are picked up while wandering the streets. Information pertaining to age, recidivism and duration was readily compiled and illustrated. While it is often expedient to state that a subject left home because of a specific reason, as a rule, such a conclusion is inaccurate.

Published
1963
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3. Evaluation of New York City Drug Treatment Alternative-to-Prison (DTAP) Programs.

Author

Lansing, Sharon

Subjects
DRUG abuse treatment, ALTERNATIVES to imprisonment, RECIDIVISTS, RECIDIVISM, RISK assessment
Abstract

New York City's drug treatment programs for substance-abusing offenders have been operating for well over a decade. In 1990, the Kings (Brooklyn) County District Attorney initiated the City's first such program - Drug Treatment Alternative-to Prison (DTAP) - which targets repeat felony offenders. By 1993 three other New York City district attorneys' offices - Bronx, New York (Manhattan), and Queens - had implemented DTAP or DTAP-like programs for such offenders. The Richmond (Staten Island) District Attorney's DTAP program was implemented in 1999. These programs have evolved independently of each other. Thus, they differ somewhat with respect to program eligibility criteria, process, and structure. Empirical case-level studies of program effectiveness have been sporadic and not inclusive of all DTAP programs. In 2004, the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services undertook a retrospective study of DTAP programs in all five counties. The study's purpose is to broaden understanding of how organizational and procedural factors, as well as offender characteristics and criminal history, influenced the likelihood of diversion to treatment, treatment outcomes, and recidivism. Findings will be used to develop a risk-assessment instrument to help guide the identification of offenders suitable for diversion to DTAP programs. Highlights of study findings will be presented. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2007

4. Velella Case Could Send Four Others Back to Jail.

Author

Steinhauer, Jennifer

Subjects
*FORMERLY incarcerated people, *RECIDIVISTS, *FORMERLY incarcerated women
Abstract

Reports that four prisoners who were released from prison by a mayoral panel might be sent back to jail. Criticism New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg received when the Local Conditional Release Commission granted former State Senator Guy J. Velella release from jail; Statement that the panel voted to send Velella back to jail, as well as four others who were released at the same time, including Carlos Caba and Kamala Stephens; Report that Caba was convicted of criminal possession of a controlled substance; Report that Stephens was convicted of petty larceny after using her boss's credit card.

Published
2004

5. Police Say Robbery Suspect They Fatally Shot Was Jailed Several Times.

Author

Wilson, Michael

Subjects
*RECIDIVISTS, *POLICE, *ROBBERY
Abstract

Reports on the fatal shooting by New York police of Juan Aponte Huerta, whom police claim was a repeat offender released from prison in April 2004. Robbery committed by Huerta and subsequent chase by police to a subway tunnel; Details of the chase and shooting.

Published
2004

6. As Police Extend Use of DNA, A Smudge Could Trap a Thief.

Author

Dewan, Shaila K.

Subjects
*DNA, *CRIME scenes, *THIEVES, *THEFT, *BURGLARS, *GENES, *PROSECUTION, *CRIMINALS, *RECIDIVISTS, *CRIMINAL investigation
Abstract

Reports on new tests to try to catch burglars in New York. How currently there is a less than 20 percent chance of recovering stolen items; Reasons this number is so low; Announcement of a new plan to open a lab to test hundreds of DNA samples a day from every crime scene; Lab which will have the ability to test tiny samples of DNA previously considered to small to test; Belief that these high sensitivity tests will strengthen criminal cases and stop repeat offenders.

Published
2004

7. In New Focus on Quality of Life, City Goes After Petty Criminals.

Author

Rashbaum, William K.

Subjects
*CRIMINALS, *CRIME prevention, *CRIMINAL justice system, *RECIDIVISTS, *RECIDIVISM
Abstract

Reports that New York City's prosecutors, police and probation officials are planning to focus on a core group of people who repeatedly commit misdemeanor crimes. Similarity of this policy of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, to that of his predecessor Rudolph W. Giuliani, who supported zeroing in on small offenses that damage the quality of life, while relying on a large police force; Details on the program, which will include prosecutors recommending strict sentences for repeat offenders.

Published
2002

8. Attack Suspect Long Familiar In Court System.

Author

Fritsch, Jane and Rohde, David

Subjects
*RECIDIVISTS, *ATTEMPTED murder, *HEALTH, *ACTIONS & defenses (Law)
Abstract

Reports on the case of Paris Drake who allegedly struck Nicole Barrett in the head with a brick in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York. Charges of attempted murder and possession of a weapon; Drake's repeat criminal record as typical of cases that tie up the judicial systems; Why Drake never qualified for stiffer penalties despite increasingly violent crimes; Details on Drake's background.

Published
1999

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