NYPD discretion

Name: NYPD discretion
Uploaded: 2016-03-17T02:26:00+00:00
Duration: 2 min 31 s
Description: It's been a dirty secret of the criminal justice system for a long time: thousands of people going to jail for minor offenses like drinking in public or spitting. But under a new policy in Manhattan, police can decide on the spot if you get handcuffed, a summons or a warning.

It's been a dirty secret of the criminal justice system for a long time: thousands of people going to jail for minor offenses like drinking in public or spitting. But under a new policy in Manhattan, police can decide on the spot if you get handcuffed, a summons or a warning.

Posted March 16, 2016 10:35pm EDT