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Hazing: The Facts & Consequences

“Hazing” Defined Hazing is defined under New York Penal Law §120.16 as intentionally placing another person in a painful or humiliating situation as initiation into an organization, such as a school, military, sport team, or workplace. The nature of hazing is that it is kept secretive and is done for the purpose of initiation or pledging. It is either committed by just one person or with a group. ...