Dismissal of Narcotics Arrest Cases in the New York City Criminal Court, 1970.

S. C. Cooper

Expert InsightsPublished 1973

A report based on a study conducted by the author in 1970 when he was a member of the New York City Police Department in command of patrol forces in the Bronx. The study was carried out in the criminal courts in the Bronx and dealt with misdemeanor drug law violations disposed of by these courts during the months of November and December 1970. It describes the magnitude of the dismissal problem--72 percent of all narcotic misdemeanor cases. It identifies the extent to which such dismissals resulted from poor police practices, as well as policies and practices beyond police control. Appended to the report are detailed tables describing the dispositions of all narcotic cases proceeding through the criminal courts in New York City, during the period from August 1, 1969, through July 31, 1970. 72 pp.

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Cooper, S. C., Dismissal of Narcotics Arrest Cases in the New York City Criminal Court, 1970. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1973. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P5043.html.
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