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Domestic Violence Report Tracks Trends in NYC
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's (DOHMH) report, “Femicide In New York City: 1995-2002,” published Oct. 22, reports that women in the city are more likely to be killed by a current or past husband, boyfriend or partner than by a stranger. Although the overall number of women murdered during this time period declined by more than one half, the number of women killed by intimate partners or other family members declined only slightly. Young, black or Hispanic women were at higher risk than older women of other ethnicities, and three-quarters of the women killed by their partners or other intimate family members were foreign-born. Part of the reason for this may be that some foreign-born women in the city are undocumented aliens who fear that seeking help for their domestic situations may lead to their being deported.
Seventy-two percent of intimate partner murders take place in the home, and are most often accomplished with firearms. To combat this trend, the Office of the Attorney General has proposed legislation prohibiting the possession of a firearm by those convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence and increasing the penalties for persons who violate orders of protection involving firearms.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
How AI Has Affected PR
When we consider how the use of AI affects legal PR and communications, we have to look at it as an industrywide global phenomenon. A recent online conference provided an overview of the latest AI trends in public relations, and specifically, the impact of AI on communications. Here are some of the key points and takeaways from several of the speakers, who provided current best practices, tips, concerns and case studies.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.