Sentences with phrase «number of arrests for»

The average number of arrests for members of the group during a three - year period, for example, was about 2.4 compared to 4.7 for the control group.

Among these students, winning admission to a preferred school reduces the average number of felony arrests over the study period from 0.77 to 0.43, a pattern driven largely by a reduction of 0.23 in the average number of arrests for drug felonies (see Figure 2).

That includes reducing the number of arrests for low - level offenses.

Police Commissioner James O'Neill did acknowledge there is an issue with a disproportionate number of arrests for black and Latino people compared to whites.

De Blasio and his campaign have often touted the mayor's record on policing as a strength, pointing to the drop in crime, improvements in police community relations and reductions in the number of arrests for low - level crimes, such as possessing small amounts of marijuana.

Not exact matches

And while historically, women in the U.S. have never been prosecuted for receiving abortions, a growing number of American women have been arrested in recent years for performing DIY abortions.

In Baltimore, officers were evaluated by number of arrests — so they made many arrests, but for infractions like not having a bike light or failing to carry I.D. Meanwhile Baltimore's crime rate remained persistently high.

The total number of immigrants arrested for deportation by this time in 2016 was approximately 2500.

According to a new study by research provider Custom Products, the number of crimes committed by people over 60 is soaring, with 35 % of arrests for shop - lifting involving the retiree demographic, up from 20 % in 2001.

However, it also points out that minorities continue to get arrested for marijuana in disproportionate numbers and could get shut out of the legal marijuana industry.

He was arrested for a number of charges including money laundering, marriage fraud and receiving child pornography.

Nonetheless, out of a population this large, the number of Muslim Americans who either perpetrated or were arrested for terrorist crimes in 2010 was... 20, according to the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security (a consortium of Duke University, the University of North Carolina and RTI International, a think tank).

For example, a reduction in the number of binges, hospitalizations, days lost from work, arrests for drunkenness per year represent significant improvement, even though the ideal goal of permanent abstinence is not achievFor example, a reduction in the number of binges, hospitalizations, days lost from work, arrests for drunkenness per year represent significant improvement, even though the ideal goal of permanent abstinence is not achievfor drunkenness per year represent significant improvement, even though the ideal goal of permanent abstinence is not achieved.

A number of outstanding scientists, including the Russian physicist Kapitsa who was for years kept under house arrest by Stalin, have refused to work on anything connected with atomic weapons.

When the pope comes to London next month, he is going to be greeted by substantial numbers of protests organized by people calling for his arrest and accusing him of the wildest hatreds.

«At the Christian Legal Centre we are seeing an increasing number of street preachers arrested for preaching the gospel.

Following last week's events, I have written to Sir Denis O'Connor, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary, and asked him to provide clearer information to forces about the size of deployments, the need for mutual aid, pre-emptive action, public order tactics, the number of officers trained in public order policing, and an appropriate arrests policy.

Cuomo today announced a new record for the number of people arrested in 2017 attempting to use fake identification to buy alcoholic beverages under the legal drinking age.

When City Councilman Daniel Dromm (D - Jackson Heights) criticized Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration for the large number of marijuana possession arrests made on his watch and advocated for legalizing medical marijuana, he said he was not dismissing the drug's ill effects.

Sowatey, 30, later described at the seat of government as a «goro boy», after duping Madam Luo Zian, turned round to inform her that the President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, wanted to arrest her for allegedly making derogatory statements about the number one gentleman of the country, so she should go into hiding.

A over a hundred MPs from different parties have signed the following Early Day Motion (number 862), calling for a release of a report on the arrest of Shadow Immigration Minister Damian Green:

While Nixon and Molinaro were competing for headlines and Hawkins was in the news after he was arrested protesting a gas storage facility on Seneca Lake, a number of intriguing figures seeking to unseat Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo have slipped under the radar, getting little or no press coverage so far in this election cycle.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a new record for the number of people arrested in 2017 attempting to use fake identification to buy alcoholic beverages under the legal drinking age.

The past year has seen Liu's campaign weather a number of legal problems related to the Comptroller's campaign finance reports, including an ongoing federal investigation, as well as the arrest of both his former treasurer Jenny Hou and a campaign fundraiser, Oliver Pan, who was indicted for his role in a straw bundling scheme.

More than 800 minors were arrested last year in New York for using fake identification to buy alcohol, breaking a record for the number of people arrested on that charge, according to New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo's website.

The high school programs that faced the highest number of complaints — five each — were Rockland Boces in West Nyack, in Rockland County, which had one verified, two unverified and two open allegations; Susan E. Wagner High School on Staten Island, with three verified and two open allegations; and Fayetteville - Manlius High School near Syracuse, where all five allegations related to the same incident, in which several students were arrested in 2007 for allegedly hacking into computer systems to change grades.

Those actions followed executive orders Trump signed that expanded the number of undocumented immigrants targeted for deportation, allowing ICE to arrest any person without paperwork accused of any crime, even if not convicted or charged with a minor or nonviolent offense.

Wonkblog's Emily Badger takes a look at data from Philadelphia, Seattle and San Francisco that suggests — but doesn't prove — that the appearance of transportation services like Uber and Lyft, that are popular among younger people, may be reducing the number of people arrested in those cities for driving while intoxicated.

However, proactive policing still accounts for a significant number of arrests, meaning different approaches to policing determine who enters the system.

Wapping staff are concerned a witch hunt by the MSC will lead to further arrests as huge numbers of internal emails are examined for evidence of illegal activity.

Following his arrest for charges of bribery, District 19 Council Member Dan Halloran decided not to run for re-election, and opened the field up to a number of well - connected contenders hoping to take his seat.

For its part, the Moroccan Association of Human Rights (AMDH) said it had identified 50 people detained and that «the number of arrests continues to rise» and had passed 70 across the whole province.

Also at noon, NYC Councilman Rory Lancman, the Community Service Society of New York and legal services providers hold a press conference to tout passage of legislation that will require the NYPD to report quarterly the number of arrests and summonses issued for subway fare evasion, outside the City Hall R train stop, Warren Street and Broadway, Manhattan.

In May, a little over two weeks after Southold Town police officer Garrett Lake was honored with a proclamation for making the department's largest number of drunken - driving arrests in 2015, his employment was terminated.

On - topic questions included the timing of the effectiveness of the laws signed today and when ICE will close it's office on Rikers Island, how many people currently on Rikers Island will be covered by these laws, details of Carlos Rodriguez (who was held on Rikers Island for eight months on an ICE detainer) path to this country and his thoughts during his eight month detention, what Mayor de Blasio would like to see the federal government do about immigration and what he will do absent such action, what he would tell Republicans who think his approach is a dangerous precedent, de Blasio and Melissa Mark - Viverito's positions on municipal IDs and voting rights for non-citizens, the number of people arrested on misdemeanors and then subject to ICE detainers and whether persons arrested on felony charges must first go through the justice system before being subject to an ICE detainer.

«We are trying to reduce the number of contacts we have with the public that is not necessary,» Bratton said, adding the drop in arrests is only for misdemeanor crime.

BTW - I don't have any proof of # 2, so I will accept an answer that - with specific numbers - disproves # 1 - 3 by showing that the arrest and prosecution rates for non-immigration felonies / misdemeanors are as low as those for illegal immigration.

In Part 1 of his weekly «Mondays with the Mayor» interview on NY1, Mayor de Blasio talks to Errol Louis about combating bad behavior in politics, the city's approach to sexual harassment complaints, and the disproportionate number of blacks and Latinos being arrested for marijuana possession.

The Area commanders and DPOs are on the look out for the criminals, conducting raids at red spots with good numbers of arrest.

The suspects, 11 in number, were arrested for procession of various stolen properties, including two electric giant generators, 10 units of GSM

Murray is «Male Number 3» on the list of seven suspects who ganged up on two lieutenants as they tried to arrest CUNY Professor Eric Linsker for allegedly tossing heavy, metal garbage cans at other officers on the bridge.

The Howard League campaigns for a reduction in the number of arrests of children in England and Wales.

The commissioner also acknowledged the need for a «fundamental shift» in police department culture from «an overarching focus on police activity as measured in the numbers of stops, summonses and arrests to an emphasis on collaborative problem solving with the community.»

Mr. Lake had been honored with a Suffolk County proclamation for making the department's highest number of drunken - driving arrests in 2015.

Police commissioner Bill Bratton for the first time called the recent decrease in the number of arrests and summonses by city officers «a pretty widespread work stoppage,» in an interview on NPR's «All Thing Considered.»

Speaking more broadly about the culture of Albany, Bharara said that the number of legislators who've been arrested recently for corruption should serve as a wake - up call.

«At the height of this program, some 700,000 New Yorkers have been stopped with the overwhelming number resulting in no arrest or seizing of contraband, that's why the City needs — and I passed — and Inspector General for the NYPD.

However, a number of measures had been put in place to arrest the problem once and for all, he assured.The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Euroget Group, Dr Said Deraz, said the investors had never regretted taking the decision to invest in Ghana.

The measure that would decriminalize up to 25 grmas of marijuana in order to reduce the number of «stop and frisk» arrests in New York City is essentially dead for this legislative session, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said this afternoon.

Wading into the debate over stop - and - frisk police tactics, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo plans to ask legislators on Monday for a change in New York State law that would drastically reduce the number of people who could be arrested for marijuana possession as a result of police stops.