AGENCY TESTIMONY
Federal monitorship and progress on Level 3 encounters
1:26:46
·
73 sec
Deputy Commissioner Gerber addresses the NYPD's progress under federal monitorship, particularly regarding Level 3 encounters.
- The department has been under federal monitorship for a decade.
- Significant progress has been made, including policy rewrites and training revamps.
- Level 3 stops have decreased by over 90% since 2011.
- The relationship with the monitor is collaborative, though there are occasional disagreements.
Michael Gerber
1:26:46
With regard to level 3 encounters, the department has been under a federal monitorship for a decade.
1:26:54
I wanna emphasize that I cannot speak for the monitor.
1:26:58
Only the monitor can do that, and she speaks through her reports.
1:27:03
That said, I want to offer a few observations on behalf of the department.
1:27:10
When it comes to the monitorship and the constitutionality of level 3 encounters, the department has made tremendous progress.
1:27:20
We have rewritten our policies and revamped our training.
1:27:24
Level 3 stops have fallen by over 90% since 2011.
1:27:30
There has been a significant shift in the nature of policing in this city.
1:27:37
That said, there is still more work to be done.
1:27:42
The department works closely with the monitor, and we learn from the monitor.
1:27:47
There are times when we agree with the monitor's critiques.
1:27:51
There are times when we disagree.
1:27:53
But it is always a collaborative relationship in which we are fully engaged and responsive.
