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29 Seton Hall Legis. J. 315 (2004-2005)
Here Comes the Neighborhood-Virginia V. Hicks and How the New York Legislature Should Empower Law Enforcement with More Powerful Trespass-Barment Statutes as a Tool to Combat Crime in Public Housing Projects

handle is hein.journals/sethlegj29 and id is 321 raw text is: HERE COMES THE NEIGHBORHOOD-VIRGINIA V. HICKS AND HOW THE NEW YORK LEGISLATURE SHOULD EMPOWER LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH MORE POWERFUL TRESPASS-BARMENT STATUTES AS A TOOL TO COMBAT CRIME IN PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS By David G. Lazarus* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODU CTION ..................................................................... 316 II. VIRGINIA V. HICKS-TRESPASS AND THE OVERBREADTH DOCTRINE ................................................ 316 A. Background - Privatization ................................................ 317 B. The Facts - Kevin Lamont Hicks ....................................... 318 C . The A rgum ents ................................................................... 319 D. The Case for Privatization .................................................. 321 E. The Supreme Court Decision - Overbreadth Challenge F ails .................................................................................... 324 F. W hat This M eans for Virginia ........................................... 326 III. NEW YORK CITY'S PUBLIC HOUSING HAS A DRUG PR O B LEM ................................................................................ 327 A. Public Housing in New York City ..................................... 327 B. The Battle to Save The Projects ......................................... 327 C . C ivil C om bat ...................................................................... 330 D . Privatization ....................................................................... 332 IV. METHODOLOGY-OTHER JURISDICTIONS .................... 335 A . M inority Approach ............................................................. 336 B . M ajority A pproach ............................................................. 337 V . CO N CLU SION ......................................................................... 339 315 * B.A., History, Colgate University (2000); Candidate, J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law, May 2005. My thanks to Lawrence Lee, Assistant District Attorney, New York City Office of Special Narcotics, who provided tremendous insight into long-term public housing narcotics operations.

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