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From: jca@abnji.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: New York's Justice Failure
Message-ID: <223@abnji.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 28-Jan-85 07:14:59 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 28 07:14:59 1985
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The reason for so few felony convictions (quoted sort of from memory from
a NYT letter) is that any robbery is considered a felony, a person arrested
for such a robbery is charged with a felony.  The DA reduces that to a mis-
demeanor unless physical force is used (ie a gun or a mugging with injury).
Then, a misdemeanor conviction leads to only a short jail stay (30-90 days).

Another fact:  Apparently New York City has NO program to prevent students from
dropping out, or helping those who have.  I'm sure that doesn't help crime
figures.