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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Introduction and background on DOI's role in POST Act oversight
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Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber introduces herself and provides context on the Department of Investigation's oversight role regarding NYPD's use of surveillance technology under the POST Act. She explains the requirement for NYPD to produce Impact and Use Policies (IUPs) for each surveillance technology and DOI's responsibility to audit compliance annually.
- POST Act requires NYPD to publish IUPs for each surveillance technology
- DOI's Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD (OIG NYPD) is responsible for annual audits
- Two new reports have been issued since December 2023
Jocelyn Strauber
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Thank you.
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Good morning.
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My name is Jocelyn Strouber, I'm the commissioner of the Department of Investigation.
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Thank you, chair Salam, chair Brewer, chair Gutierrez, and members of the committees on public safety, oversight and investigations, and technology for the opportunity to speak about DOI's oversight role with respect to the NYPD's use of surveillance technology as set out in the public oversight of surveillance technology legislation known as the POST Act.
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As you know, DOI oversees the operations, policies, programs, and practices of the New York City Police Department through DOI's Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD.
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POST Act requires NYPD to produce and publish impact and use policies referred to as IUPs for each surveillance technology used by the NYPD and directs OIG NYPD to prepare an annual audit of the department's compliance with those IUPs.