Date of Award
Summer 8-1-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department/Program
Criminal Justice
Language
English
First Advisor or Mentor
Jon M. Shane
Second Reader
Peter Moskos
Abstract
Using the NYPD Complaint Data, this study compares the frequency of nine quality of life (QOL) misdemeanor complaints (n = 196,577) in New York City (NYC) before (n = 108,382) and after the 2019 NYS Bail Reform Act (n = 88,195), which eliminated cash bail for most misdemeanor crimes. The results show an overall decrease (18.6%) in nine QOL misdemeanor complaints in NYC after bail reform with a large effect (d = 1.317). The main limitation of this study is that it did not control for the impact of COVID-19 in 2020 on the criminal justice system’s shifting priorities. Another limitation is that it did not control for NYC residents spending more time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Future research should examine repeat offenders who are released before trial and the nexus between misdemeanors and violent crime.
Recommended Citation
Pirmukhamedova, Nodira, "Evaluating the 2019 New York State Bail Reform on Quality of Life Offenses in New York City" (2021). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/jj_etds/196
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