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Police Reform

Posted inNYPD

Dangerous Police Car Chases Need Stiffer Punishments, Says NYPD Oversight Board

Aug. 4, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 22, 2025, 12:29 p.m.
The Commission to Combat Police Corruption said that vehicle pursuits that cause harm should be treated the same as unjustifiable use of force.
Posted inNYPD

Top Uniformed NYPD Cop’s Misconduct Case Headed for Internal Trial

May 24, 2023, 12:44 p.m.May 24, 2023, 7:14 p.m.
Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey is facing a penalty for abuse of authority that would typically be meted out by the police commissioner. The case is going to a hearing instead.
Posted inPolice Reform

Westchester DA Moves To Vacate 26 Convictions Following Release of Police Whistleblower’s Secret Recordings

May 10, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:05 a.m.
DA Mimi Rocah’s investigation was triggered by a 2020 Gothamist series unearthing allegations of rampant police corruption in Mount Vernon, New York.
Posted inPublic Safety

Newbie Cops Get Thrown at Problem Areas, Leading to Rookie Mistakes and Attrition

May 1, 2023, 12:01 p.m.May 1, 2023, 4:07 p.m.
Data analysis by THE CITY shows that certain NYPD precincts have a higher proportion of inexperienced new police officers than others — and that officers tend to receive more complaints at the early stages of their careers.
Posted inPolice Reform

‘Broken Windows’ Art Exhibition Explores the Price of Policing

April 28, 2023, 5:57 p.m.April 28, 2023, 8:21 p.m.
The pop-up art show curated from a civil liberties perspective is about ‘29 million dreams deferred.’
Posted inCriminal Justice

Justice Reforms Not Expected to Make It Out of Albany Budget Talks

March 31, 2023, 7:12 p.m.April 1, 2023, 1:34 p.m.
A raft of proposals that progressive and anti-incarceration activists have been pushing for will likely have to wait until next year.
Posted inPublic Safety

Watchdog Off Duty: NYPD Has Been Without a Permanent Inspector General for More Than a Year

March 15, 2023, 5:00 a.m.March 15, 2023, 7:10 a.m.
An interim IG has released just one report on the city’s police department this year, as staff shortages render a city oversight body toothless.
An NYPD officer wears a body camera while keeping watch on a protest in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Jan. 20, 2021.
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How to Film the NYPD or Get Body Camera Footage

March 9, 2023, 5:19 p.m.Oct. 11, 2023, 1:40 p.m.
Here are some tips New Yorkers should know about getting video of the police behaving badly.
Posted inNYPD

WATCH: Videos Show NYPD Chiefs Intervened Before Voiding of Ex-Cop’s Gun Arrest

March 9, 2023, 5:18 p.m.May 30, 2024, 1:24 p.m.
Retired officer Kruythoff Forrester was accused of menacing three youths in 2021, but his arrest was voided about an hour after two top cops showed up at the Brownsville precinct house.
Posted inCivilian Complaint Review Board

CCRB Police Misconduct Investigations Now Take, on Average, More than 19 Months to Close, New Data Show

Oct. 6, 2022, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 5, 2022, 7:45 p.m.
An audit by the state comptroller documents growing lags in investigating civilian complaints, in part due to delays from the NYPD — and the problem is only getting worse.

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