Bronx Defenders Wonder If There Will Be Real Action after Report on NYPD Violence and Misconduct during George Floyd Protests
By Carlin Ross NEW YORK – The New York City Department of Investigation has released its report…
NYC Investigation Finds NYPD Used ‘Excessive Enforcement’ against George Floyd Protesters
By Cailin Garcia NEW YORK CITY – The New York Police Dept. response to the George Floyd…
NYPD Arrest Black Food Delivery Man, Journalist, Man Watching Protests from His Home
Unlawful Arrests and Excessive Force Caught on Video By Lea Barrios NEW YORK – The New York…
33 Candidates Vow to Cut the NYPD Budget by $1 Billion
On Monday, Janos Marton, a civil rights attorney and candidate for Manhattan District Attorney, released a letter…
Commentary: Violent Arrest in Manhattan this Week Leads to Questions, As Armed Protesters Get No Resistance
The video has gone viral, all over the news and social media, of a man in New…
Who Doesn’t Love the NYPD Slowdown?
By Sarah Lustbader While progressives and reformers wax poetic about reducing low-level arrests, one group is making…
A Tale of Two When It Comes to Policing
By Johanna Miller & Simon McCormack New Yorkers know that the New York Police Department will treat…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Lack of Leadership Speaking Out on Sac Police Killing
Did Joseph Mann actually have a weapon when he was fatally shot in July by Sacramento police…
Broken Window Theory Debunked?
For decades policing theories have been based on the idea that, by cracking down on minor offenses,…
Monday Morning Thoughts II: Data Keeps Pointing Away From Crime Wave
In October, FBI Director James Comey caught the Administration and Justice Department off guard when he said…
My View II: Will ‘Broken Windows’ Theory Hold Up?
The New York Times editorial board this week published two biting criticisms of the New York Police…
Grand Jury Again Fails to Indict Officer in Death, This Time in a New York Chokehold Incident
In a moment that has become as sadly iconic as the hands up in the air from…
