Your guide to NYC's public proceedings.

Q&A

Debate over the necessity of the database versus other investigative tools

1:33:25

ยท

38 sec

Council Member Stevens argues that the NYPD has other effective tools for crime-solving and that the gang database is unnecessary. She emphasizes the need to restore community trust and questions the NYPD's reliance on the database.

  • Stevens asserts that NYPD has other means to locate areas of violence
  • Debate over whether the database is essential or just one part of many tools
  • Stevens argues for better community policing strategies
  • NYPD officials insist the database provides crucial intelligence for deployments
  • Discussion on the balance between data-driven policing and community trust
Althea V. Stevens
1:33:25
of it.
1:33:26
Yeah.
1:33:26
And that's what I'm Everything's a part.
1:33:28
Guys have a lot of other tools that could be used and that's what I'm saying.
1:33:31
We're saying the same thing.
1:33:33
I know you have other tools and I know that you use other investigatory ways.
1:33:36
Obviously, there's a shooting, but what I'm saying is there are other tools that you should be using especially when this is you can it's clear evidence that this is racial profiling when 99%
Michael LiPetri
1:33:48
This is
Michael Gerber
1:33:48
not racial profiling.
Michael LiPetri
1:33:50
This is precision.
Althea V. Stevens
1:33:51
We we can't just change and
Michael LiPetri
1:33:52
we're able to give you data because of the database.
1:33:56
That's how you get your data.
1:33:58
If we didn't have a database, you wouldn't be able to get data.
Jason Savino
1:34:01
Council member a database,
Michael LiPetri
1:34:02
and we can give you data.
Jason Savino
1:34:03
With your permission, I'll just go and and just because I think it's worth telling, just go into the culture of gang shootings.
Citymeetings.nyc pigeon logo

Is citymeetings.nyc useful to you?

I'm thrilled!

Please help me out by answering just one question.

What do you do?

Thank you!

Want to stay up to date? Sign up for the newsletter.