Q&A
Discussion of recent report on NYPD's use of social media
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Council Member Williams inquires about the recent report on NYPD's use of social media, focusing on staffing, findings, and potential referrals to other agencies. Commissioner Strauber provides details on the report's production and findings.
- Six staff members contributed to the report, including data analysts and special counsel
- The report found some posts by NYPD executive staff on official accounts to be unprofessional and potentially violating department policies
- No specific referrals were made to other agencies, as the report itself serves as a referral to the police department and the public
Nantasha M. Williams
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Okay.
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I'm actually gonna turn to, social media.
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You released a report yesterday.
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I'm gonna look at it, an assessment of NYPD's use of social media.
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I actually introduced a bill, like, seeking to, curb, usage of social media, for, like, political type reasons.
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So, question for you is how, many staff members worked on the report, and then I'll just read.
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This is very wordy, but in your first finding, you found that certain ex post made by members of NYPD's executive staff on official city accounts were unprofessional and encouraged an unproductive public discourse.
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They violated department policies related to being courteous in civil and raised questions with respect to whether they may be deemed prohibited engagement in political activity by city employees.
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Have any referrals been made to other agencies, including CCRB or the NYPD's department advocates office related to this finding?
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If not, why not?
Jocelyn Strauber
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Okay.
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So let me take your first question, the number of people who worked on this report excluding supervisors, excluding, IG Barrett and myself and other supervisors in the office.
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There were 6, people whose work contributed to this report.
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That includes, for example, one of our data analysts.
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So it wasn't just the staff of the unit.
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There was a data analyst.
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So it wasn't just the staff of the unit.
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There was a data analyst involved.
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1 of the special councils assisted other members of senior staff.
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So we had 6 people, whose work contributed to that report.
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Obviously, at different degrees, some people are spending more time on it.
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Some people are spending less.
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In terms of referrals, the report really is the referral.
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Right?
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So the report goes to the police department.
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They can they can choose and and to the to the public.
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Right?
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So there are there are issues there that relate to the use of public resources, like official social media accounts.
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Those are those are there for those organizations should they choose to take action.
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We didn't make any sort of specific referrals.
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And whether we do that or not, you know, really varies based on, you know, and whether we do that or not, you know, really varies based on on the nature of the report.
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Our our primary findings here related to the lack of policies and procedures to ensure oversight, to ensure that these types of communications, you know, don't happen and won't happen again.
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So