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After Katrina: Washed Away? Justice in New Orleans
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After Katrina: Washed Away? Justice in New Orleans
Publication year:
2007
| Cataloged on:
Sep. 11, 2007
ANNOTATION: Results from an investigation of the continuing impact of Hurricane Katrina on public safety and criminal justice in the New Orleans area, in particular Orleans Parish, are presented. Sections contained in this report are: introduction; the frontline -- policing; after arrest -- the administration of justice (prosecution, indigent defense, criminal court, and juvenile court); the backend of the system -- corrections (institutional corrections and community supervision through probation and parole); the federal law enforcement response; New Orleans crime in 2007; and looking forward -- the lessons learned for disaster preparedness; and conclusion.