Int. No. 804
By Council Members Williams and Brannan
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring reporting on crime statistics in shelters
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 3 of title 21 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-322 to read as follows:
? 21-322 Crime statistics in shelters. a. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Adult. The term "adult" means any person who is 18 years of age or older.
Adult families. The term "adult families" means families comprised of adults and no children.
Children. The term "children" means any person 21 years of age or younger and part of a family with children.
Cluster site. The term "cluster site" means an individual unit, which is being utilized as shelter for a family with children, within a private building.
Critical incident. The term "critical incident" means occurrences in shelters tracked and designated by the department as such that shall include but not be limited to assault, sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse or neglect, weapons possession, arson, and theft.
Families with children. The term "families with children" means families comprised of adults and children, couples including at least one pregnant person, single pregnant person, or parents or grandparents with a pregnant person.
Hotel. The term "hotel" means a building that historically operated as a hotel prior to its use as shelter and is currently used by the department as shelter or a building that continues to operate as a commercial hotel and also provides a number of units to the department for shelter residents.
Peace officer. The term "peace officer" means an individual as established by article 2 of chapter 11-a of the criminal procedure law working for the department charged with promoting securi...
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