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		<title>Change to New York’s Stop and Frisk Practices</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month Governor Patterson signed legislation that made a computerized network of stop and frisk data illegal. The database was used to track names and information about people who had been stopped, though they had rarely done anything wrong. This data was then often used to make future stops on people who had done [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Worry New NY Drug Laws are Too Lax</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year, New York changed some of the most historically harsh drug sentencing laws in the country. Known as the Rockefeller drug laws, they were enacted during the tough on crime 1970s. However, tough on crime wasn’t necessarily effective, locking people up for lengthy sentences on non violent crimes. Many of the mandatory minimum sentences [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Queens Market Takes Unique Approach with Shoplifters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Profiled in the New York Times this week is a specialty Asian market that has an interesting way of dealing with thieves. According to the article, the store management and security offer a choice to shoplifters: “Play by our rules or we call the cops.” What’s being called extortion by some and being applauded by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York Jail Populations and Crime on the Decline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New York’s jail population has fallen to its lowest point in nearly a quarter-century, this according to a New York Times article published this week. They say the number of people admitted to the city’s jail system has also “fallen below 100,000 for the first time since 1987.” While crime is falling too, the decrease [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York Failed Bomb Exposes Weakness in Surveillance Cameras Crime Fighting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After the failed car bombing in Times Square last month, grainy video images were broadcast across the country of the vehicle and a man next to it changing his shirt. The video was likely poured over for days in an attempt to find some clue at who was responsible for the offense. Ultimately, however, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NY Teen Faces Felony Sex Offense for &#8220;Sexting&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A 17 year old in Cattaraugus County faces felony sex offense charges for receiving and forwarding a nude photo from an underage teen girlfriend. According to the Buffalo News, he is faced with felony charges of &#8220;possessing a sexual performance of a child under the age of 17&#8243; and &#8220;promoting a sexual performance of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Yorkers Sue State for Criminal Defense Lawyer Woes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You have a right to an attorney and if you can’t afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you. The landmark Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright ensures this right. But what if that public defender is too busy to return your calls or show up for your court dates? According to a large [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Look at New York Protection Orders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent probe into Governor David A. Paterson’s role in a protection order incident is bringing the court orders into the public light, revealing their benefits and shortcomings in protecting victims of domestic violence and other such crimes. Across the country, the laws governing restraining orders, when they can be issued, and how they are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NY DWI Law Controversy About Cost of Monitoring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New DWI laws and penalties set to go into effect on 8/15 are causing some concerns for local counties about the costs of implementing the new restrictions. Under the law, NY Counties such as Genesee County take on new administrative and monitoring responsibilities for DWI offenders with new ignition interlock devices installed in their cars, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Effects of New York Drug Law Changes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s been about a year since major changes were made to the state’s laws regarding drugs. Once held under the strict Rockefeller laws, the state made a move towards rehabilitation and away from lengthy incarcerations for nonviolent drug offenders. So, one year later—what’s happened? According to the Ithaca Journal, 72 inmates and parolees prosecuted by [...]]]></description>
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