On March 5, 2022, Professor Elizabeth Nevins was quoted in the Newsday article “NY’s bail law: Politicized perception and a complicated reality.”
Excerpt
But with all the numbers, Elizabeth Nevins, a Hofstra University Law School professor, said “it’s really hard to draw conclusions” because it’s too early.
“The point about the bench marks (for measuring) is key,” Nevins said. “I don’t think they have the overall statistics to say there’s an overall increase in crime and it’s because of bail reform. I don’t think the data bear that out.”
She added: “A case here and a case there and that’s a terrible way to make policy.”
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