REMARKS
Explanation of NYPD's proactive policing units and their importance
2:49:15
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Chief Maddrey provides an explanation of NYPD's current approach to proactive policing units, addressing concerns and highlighting changes made to improve community relations and effectiveness.
- Chief Maddrey clarifies that anti-crime units were not abolished after the Floyd settlement, but rather in 2019 or 2020 by Commissioner Shea.
- The department has implemented new proactive teams, such as the neighborhood safety team and CRT, with changes including uniform requirements for better identification.
- The importance of proactive policing is emphasized, particularly in addressing gun violence and community safety concerns.
- Chief Maddrey stresses the need for officers to be respectful, patient, and understanding of community needs while being proactive in enforcement.
Jeffrey Maddrey
2:49:15
So I think one thing I wanna correct you on, the, after the Floyd settlement, anti crime was not abolished.
2:49:22
That's not true.
2:49:23
Commissioner Shea abolished the anti crime unit, I believe, in, twenty 20 or 2019, somewhere in between there.
2:49:31
I don't I can't remember exact year.
2:49:34
He abolished the anti crime unit at the time just based on, you know, just history and for whatever reasons he made that decision.
2:49:43
We've implemented certain proactive teams, neighborhood safety team, CRT, because, again, this work is important.
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Alright?
2:49:54
It's important.
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It's about saving lives.
2:49:57
We definitely revamped it.
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We put everybody in uniform so there's no confusion.
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When officer gets out the car, the person sees the officer in uniform.
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Their their name is prominently displayed.
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Their shield number is prominently displayed.
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We need our officers to go out there and engage.
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We have people out there carrying guns.
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We have young people shooting each other.
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Alright?
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This is no secret.
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You watch the news.
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Alright?
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We have people being hurt out there.
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We need officers that are gonna go out there and and be proactive, but be respectful.
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We don't want them to go out there and use any, illegal tactics.
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We don't want them to go out there to harm people.
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We want them to go out there to be smart, alright, to be intelligent, be patient.
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A lot of patience involved in police work.
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Alright?
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Be patient.
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Understand what the crime conditions are.
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Understand what the needs of the community are.
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Listen to the people in the community because in my experience, the people in the community, they're telling you what the problems are.
2:50:51
They do.
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Alright?
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This is why we create these enforcement units, very small units.
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They're not big units.
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They're small units.
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Alright?
2:51:01
And we work with them, and we know they make mistakes, and we try to train them, and we try to make them better, but this is important.
2:51:07
We have to be able to go out there and be proactive in enforcement.
2:51:10
And if we stop being proactive, I think the results are are show immediately and there won't be good results.
