kendra's law

In the 20 years since Kendra’s Law took effect, research has shown some positive outcomes. But the law’s strong-arm approach to getting people services in an overtaxed system is no less controversial now than when it was first proposed.

Police are apparently using their real-time crime center to locate their "targets," before dispatching detectives.

The victim was also thankful for a Good Samaritan who helped her, "People always say New Yorkers are rude, but she didn’t have to do that. She stood there the entire time.