QUESTION
Does the NYPD Audit Investigations After a Wrongful Conviction is Overturned?
0:19:32
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Council Member Salaam inquires about the NYPD's procedure for conducting broader reviews of cases after identifying wrongful convictions. The NYPD details their response upon notification of a wrongful conviction, including the review of implicated procedures, communication with involved officers and the broader force, implementation of additional training, and potential procedural changes within the detective bureau to prevent future errors.
Yusef Salaam
0:19:32
Also, as a follow-up, you know, after a conviction is overturned.
0:19:38
Is the NYPD notified and does it take steps to audit investigations conducted in of the circumstances to potentially identify broader issues within the department.
Joseph Kenny
0:19:51
Once notified of of a wrongful conviction, you know, we, you know, quite often in the NYPD, many procedures are created because of a mistake that was made or because of something that was done wrong.
0:20:05
So if if a wrongful conviction happen to come, you know, based on a procedure that we didn't follow or wasn't follow correctly.
0:20:12
Obviously, we would bring that to light, and we would speak to the offices, not only involved, but to the entire job.
0:20:17
So we do, you know, follow-up.
0:20:20
If we see that a mistake was made, there'll be additional training within the detective bureau.
0:20:25
And sometimes it it results in additional procedures being added to our detective guide, things of that nature.