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Category: Criminal Defense

Criminal Defense

Arrests increase as crime rates fall

The violent crime rate in New York and around the country has fallen by about 50% since 1993, but a recent study from the RAND ...

Criminal Defense

Study examines asset forfeiture laws, impact on crime

People in New York who are accused of drug trafficking may have some of their property seized, but according to a study by the Institute ...

Criminal Defense

Ketosis and breath tests

Some New York motorists who have acid reflux or diabetes or even those who are in ketosis might cause a false positive on some types ...

Criminal Defense

Facial recognition technology aims to get shoplifters banned

Facial recognition is widely used across the world in everything from phones to checking in on airplane flights. While it can be used for safety ...

Criminal Defense

Can an eye-witness be disproved?

For those who are facing charges, an eye-witness testimony may feel like a sentence. But, these statements aren’t always accurate — ...

Criminal Defense

Many Americans have close relatives living in jail

In New York and other states, a new study shows that 45 percent of adults have a close relative who was arrested and sent to ...

Criminal Defense

Analysts say that the criminal justice system is unbalanced

The scales of justice are a well-known symbol used to represent the ideals of fairness. Everyone can have faith in a system if bias, privilege ...

Criminal Defense

Study finds that bail judges show racial bias

A study published recently in the Quarterly Journal of Economics suggests that the average bail set for black defendants in New York and around the ...

Criminal Defense

Eyewitness errors can lead to wrongful convictions

Eyewitness testimony might not always be reliable in cases in New York. A man in California, who was identified both by the victim and witness ...