The Summons Report: Trends in the Issuance and Disposition of Summonses in...
This report examines the issuance and processing of criminal summonses in New York City. It includes longitudinal trends by New York City’s boroughs (i.e., the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and...
View ArticleExamining Appearance Rates in Civil and Criminal Summons Court in New York City
The Criminal Justice Reform Act (CJRA) allows police officers to issue a civil summons rather than a criminal court summons for five offenses: (1) public consumption of alcohol, (2) public urination,...
View ArticleCriminal Conviction Records in New York City (1980-2019)
In this report, the Data Collaborative for Justice (DCJ) presents analyses on criminal convictions in New York City from 1980 through 2019, using data provided by the New York State Division of...
View ArticleCase Dispositions for Arraigned and Continued Cases in New York City in 2019
After an arrest, a person’s first appearance in court (“arraignment”) can have significant consequences for the trajectory of their criminal case. At arraignment, a judge may decide to dismiss the...
View ArticleThe Association Between Case Volume and Case Processing Times in New York City
Past research has highlighted a number of case- and court-level characteristics that may be associated with differences in case processing time, yet other factors remain relatively unexplored. Drawing...
View ArticleDiscovery Reform in New York | Major Legislative Provisions
On April 1, 2019, New York State passed sweeping criminal justice reform legislation, including discovery reform, requiring prosecutors to disclose their evidence to the defense earlier in case...
View ArticleAdvancing Justice and Equity in the New York State Courts: The Crucial...
The next Chief Judge of the State of New York can advance justice, equity, and community safety by fulfilling two critical leadership roles: (1) steering the Court of Appeals and interpreting state law...
View ArticleBefore Bail Reform: Pretrial Bail Decisions and Outcomes in New York’s...
This report was authored by DCJ’s partners at The John F. Finn Institute for Public Safety, and is a companion to DCJ’s May 2022 report: “Bail Reform in Action: Pretrial Release Outcomes in New York...
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View ArticleProtected: Evaluating Bail Reform in New York’s Justice Courts
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