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Matter of days into his job here in manhattan as the new d.a. and he has had lots of criticism that keeps on rolling in. again over the weekend he said he is not soft on crime. we were there at that event where d.a. alvin bragg joined the reverend al sharpton in harlem where bragg grew up and defending the new criminal justice plans again after advising his staff to no longer -- he is reducing charges for stealing from stores and drug dealing. bragg says he wants to go after violent criminals bu...

We know people felt more emboldened because they didnt see or feel those consequences. >> reporter: another issue police cite, policy changes that have allowed more people out of jail pending trial. criminal justice reform advocates say practices like cash bail have long been discriminatory against low income people and people of color. some policing advocates insist changes led to more crime. >> a lot has to do with policies in cities that are clearly making our cities less safe. allowing some ...

Hand to identify those truly violent offenders and the challenges facing our community. jon: he even suggested that armed robbery is not a crime that hes going to pursue vigorously. howard safer used to be the police commissioner in this city of new york. heres what he had to say about the new, the as proposals -- das proposals. >> he was elected to prosecute crimes, not to change the law. and what hes doing here is changing the law and enabling criminals to do outrageous things. this is stupid....

The most persistent offenders. how do you feel about the fact that your personal information is being used online to make a few people very rich? i feel like they shouldnt do i that, cos they shouldnt make money from other peoples personal information. - its my information to start with and even if i did give it to them, the fact that theyre making money out of my personal information quite annoys me a lot. guys, youre brilliant. thank you so much for doing this! well, that was one of the more f...

Violent crime suspects behind bars, when judges giving them an ankle monitor and letting them back on the streets. and now, 75% of offenders with electronic ankle monitors in cook county are accused of violent crimes. chicago alderman raymond lopez joins me to react of the spirit alderman raymond lopez, these numbers are stunning. 90 people accused of murder, 40 attempted murder and 852 people charged with aggravated gun possession are not in jail. they are at home wearing an ankle monitor. what...

Case. now this all comes as manhattan new district attorney you can see here attorney alvin bragg is under fire for controversial plans that he believes will make the criminal justice system more fair. last week bragg sending out memo outlining changes including no longer prosecuting some trespass offenses, the charge of resisting arrest, subway and bus fair beating and also sex work. bragg is reducing charges for stealing from stores or home storage areas and some accounts of drug dealing. thou...

Effectively telling nancy pelosi, no, youre wrong on this issue. >> yeah, and as i noted, this is happening on both sides. who are some of the worst offenders, if you will, of the stock act. as i understand it, this is a very bipartisan affair when it comes to using this position they have and purchasing stocks. >> sure. ill give you two examples. tom mall newsky of new jersey, running for re-election in a very important race. we record in the march that he had failed to disclose dozens upon doz...

Fix crime. we had 16-year-old diamond álvarez here in houston shot 22 times and her shooter was arrested and then put out on bond and he lives 5 blocks away from that family and hes now back at home. so, yes, it is a problem when you continue to let repeat violent offenders back out on to the streets. what are they going to do, go back to the communities they came from and commit more harm and harm those who are trying to do good and i do not want to hear child tax credit and eradicating povert...

Overcrowding wasnt meant for violent offenders but not anymore. mayor lori lightfoot seen here looking shell-shocked all the time is blaming it on judges following 2017 reform limiting cash bail. at least shes finally coming around to. the justice system is literally a revolving door. >> hey, this guy stole my bag. this guy stole my bag. hey, this guy stole my phone. somebody call somebody. this guy stole my phone in my bag. he stole me. >> greg: so silly. kat. where to begin? its getting crazie...

That has happened because, in general, its been given a low priority. you have a scenario where the fatality rate has risen for the first time in 40 years. yeah. is that because there are fewer police officers out there? yeah, we think so. 1,600 people die on uk roads every year. the police say roads policing remains a priority. but panorama found key methods of catching offenders have been reduced. in the last decade, the number of breathalyser tests have been cut by more than 50%. and freedom ...