Beyond Enforcement: New Responses to Quality-of-Life Concerns
Can cities find new ways to address disorder?
Can cities find new ways to address disorder?
As conditions continue to spiral out of control on Rikers, the central issue is who can fix the jails and what power is required to make sure the fixes last?
How law enforcement and civic actors worked together to rejuvenate New York City in the 1990s.
The appointment of a receiver is grounded in the federal courts’ powers in equity to make determinations based on principles of fairness, as opposed to rigid application of law.
The internecine web of laws, rules, and stultifying red tape makes it impossible to resolve the chaos and violence of Rikers.
It is time to address the problem at Rikers with a different kind of power that has a different durability and a different allegiance.
Many of the circumstances that led to receivership at the Cook County, IL Juvenile Temporary Detention Center mirror those present in NYC jails.
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