Q&A
Addressing community concerns about racial disparities in policing
2:10:46
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Council Member Rita Joseph questions Deputy Commissioner Michael Gerber about how the NYPD addresses community concerns regarding racial disparities highlighted in the How Many Stops Act data. Gerber emphasizes the limited nature of the current data and the need for more time to draw meaningful conclusions.
- NYPD has only one quarter of data from the How Many Stops Act
- Gerber suggests it's too early to draw conclusions from the limited data
- Highlights the need for long-term data collection and analysis to address concerns effectively
Rita Joseph
2:10:46
How does the NYPD address community concern about racial disparities highlighted in the How Many Stop Act data?
2:10:52
How do you how do you talk to community members about that?
Michael Gerber
2:10:54
So what what I would say is, though, I I think it's important, we we have for How Many Stops Act, we have 1 quarter of data.
2:11:00
Mhmm.
2:11:02
I I think it is way too soon to draw any conclusions about about that data.
2:11:07
I think we need a lot more of it before we draw any conclusions for for good or ill.
2:11:11
I I, you know, that I don't say that in in defense of the department or or almost as an advocate.
2:11:15
I just say it's like, with only 1 quarter of data, I don't think you can draw conclusions any which way.
2:11:22
I think I think we're gonna get data over time.
2:11:25
Quarters, It'll be it'll be years.
2:11:27
And then I think I'm sure there will be.
2:11:29
I'm sure there will be analyses that are done, sophisticated analyses of that data.
2:11:34
I will say that on the level 1 piece, you know, a level 1 encounter, right, is fundamentally different than, you know, a level 3 Terry stop.
