Performances in Misdemeanorland
Every year, thousands of misdemeanor defendants pass through New York City’s lower criminal courts. Many find themselves trapped in a Kafkaesque nightmare.
Issa Kohler-Hausmann is an associate professor of law and sociology at Yale University and the author of Misdemeanorland: Criminal Courts and Social Control in an Age of Broken Windows Policing.
Every year, thousands of misdemeanor defendants pass through New York City’s lower criminal courts. Many find themselves trapped in a Kafkaesque nightmare.