Juvenile Justice
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Who Are NYPD’s New ‘Youth Coordination Officers’ Headed to Schools?

Last month, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a fairly new kind of cop would be sent to city schools following a spate of violent incidents, including five guns allegedly recovered from students within a week. The NYPD initially rolled out the “Youth Coordination Officers” program in 2020, with an early target of moving 350 cops […]
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Mayor, City Council Dial Up Anger Over NYPD Phone Seizures

The mayor’s office is looking into how it might get phones back into kids’ hands quicker after they are taken by police, following THE CITY’s report. Council , meanwhile, are demanding more data — and action.
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When NYPD Takes Kids’ Phones, They’re Disconnecting a Pandemic Lifeline

Cops seized more 55,000 phones from arrestees last year and gave back 60% of them. It’s bad enough for adults. But children, parents and juvenile justice advocates say that when a young person’s phone is taken during the pandemic, the loss goes beyond frustration.