The political economy and indigent defense: New York City, 1917-1998

Article Abstract:

The non-adversarial view of criminal defense in New York City began in 1917 under the auspices of the Legal Aid Society. The Society used a cost-effective approach which discouraged trials and encouraged plea bargaining. In 1966, in the wake of the Supreme Court's Gideon v. Wainwright decision, the City agreed to become the main provider of legal services in criminal cases. In the 1990s, the case load jumped while per-case funding for indigent defense services was reduced and the City began seeking alternative services providers, resulting in degraded services.

New York, History, Legal assistance to the poor, Legal Aid Society

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Preliminary report: availability of domestic violence services for Latina survivors in New York state

Article Abstract:

New York's anti-domestic violence organizations such as Violence Intervention Program, Hispanics United of Buffalo and the Hotline provide an indispensable service to Latina victims of partner violence. These community-based organizations offer the essential bilingual and bicultural services which non-English-speaking Latinas badly need. However, such services are in short supply to meet the demands of the estimated 1,000,000 victims of abuse annually.

Social aspects, Services, Crimes against, Social policy, Social services, Abused women, Race relations, Family violence, Domestic violence, Hispanic American women, Social service and race relations

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New York implements anti-referral law

Article Abstract:

A recent New York law regulates referrals by physicians to laboratories and imaging centers with which they have financial relationships. The law broadly prohibits self-referral because of potential conflicts of interest and negative effect on medical judgment and physician-patient relationships. A number of exemptions are provided. The law takes effect in two stages and will be completely phased in by 1995.

Laws, regulations and rules, Medical referral

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