Warrant

In this 1960s report, Vera staff examined the Cincinnati Police Division's practices for processing and serving criminal and traffic warrants to determine whether or not changes in procedure could result in a more effective and efficient operation.

Manhattan Bail Project — official court transcripts October 1961-June 1962

The Manhattan Bail Project was Vera’s first initiative and showed that many people accused of committing a crime can be relied on to appear in court and do not have to post bail or be held until trial. Read the transcripts from arraignment hearings at which N...

A Summons Instead of an Arrest

Testimony of Herb Sturz before the Senate Committee on Government Operations Subcommittee on Executive Reorganization (Ribicoff Committee) — Hearing on the federal role in urban affairs

This is the December 1966 statement by Vera Director Herb Sturz in front of the Senate Subcommittee on Executive Reorganization for a hearing on the Federal Role in Urban Affairs. The content of the testimony is equivalent to Mr. Sturz publication "Experiments...

Experiments in the Criminal Justice System (1967)

In this 1967 essay, Herb Sturz, Vera Director discusses Vera's concerns and activities, its pilot-project approach to problems, with an emphasis on New York City. The contents are substantively equivalent to VR#1014: Testimony of Herb Sturz before the Ribicoff...

Taping Police Interrogations in the 20th Precinct, N.Y.P.D.

This report discusses a six-month experiment begun in April 1967 to test the possibility of increasing the objectivity of the record of what happens at interrogations following arrests for serious crimes.

Early Diversion Project

Proposal for a demonstration project to provide employment and related supportive services for selected persons arrested but not yet tried in the Borough of Manhattan. The project hopes to demonstrate that early diversion from the criminal process to employmen...

Monitored Interrogations Project — Final Report: Statistical Analysis

Written in memorandum format to Herb Sturz, Harry Subin. and Matt McPartland.

New Areas for Bail Reform — A Report on the Manhattan Bail Reevaluation Project, June 1966 - August 1967

The Manhattan Bail Project was Vera’s first initiative and showed that many people accused of committing a crime can be relied on to appear in court and do not have to post bail or be held until trial. Read the report on the related Manhattan Bail Reevaluatio...

Police-Community Relations — A Survey Among New York City Patrolmen

Vera and the NYPD commissioned the Opinion Research Corporation to evaluate New York City patrolmen's perceptions of the attitudes towards the police and law enforcement of the people with whom the officers have the most daily contact. The study surveyed 1,369...

Manhattan Court Employment Project — progress report: February 5, 1968 - September 30, 1968

This report describes the operations of Vera's Manhattan Court Employment Project for the period February 5, 1968 through September 30, 1968. The project seeks to take persons from impoverished backgrounds who have been arrested, and assist them in developing ...

Juvenile Detention Screening Project

This is the second in a series of monthly reports prepared by Vera and describes and analyzes data on the Juvenile Detention Screening Project.