With the start of the new year comes the beginning of bail and discovery reform. Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple and District Attorney David Soares have some concerns.

One thing they’re worried about is the amount of information that gets turned over to the defense. That includes personal details about who calls 911, potentially sees a crime, or gives a tip to law enforcement. They say this could change community policing.

"We’re trying to build bridges and then we’re going to sell them out right on day one and turn over their personal information. Then you’re going to have a defense councilor and the defendant knocking on your door wanting to talk to them about what they said to the police," Apple said.

There are ways to keep sources anonymous, but protection orders aren’t going to be given to everyone. Soares predicts this will be difficult not only in neighborhoods with high crime, but in reporting sensitive information.

"Think about every domestic violence call that a neighbor will call 911. Imagine that now. You’re the person living in the next apartment and now the person who was beating on the other individual that you witnessed knows that you’re the one that called," Soares said.

Both Apple and Soares call this an unintended consequence and may lead to a decrease in community cooperation. While both agree in the idea of criminal justice reform, they say lawmakers might need to look at this a bit closer.

But not everyone agrees. The New York Civil Liberties Union released a statement earlier this week, calling the reforms a "new dawn for justice" for those presumed to be innocent, asking for more reforms in the future.