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Inquiry about sharing gang database information with other agencies for intervention purposes
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Public Advocate Jumaane Williams inquires about the NYPD's practices in sharing information from the gang database with other agencies for early intervention purposes. The discussion reveals the complexities and limitations of such information sharing.
- Williams asks if the NYPD shares information with other agencies to help at-risk individuals before they become involved in criminal activities
- Deputy Commissioner Gerber clarifies that while the NYPD works with city agencies on youth at risk, they do not share specific criminal group database information
- The exchange highlights the potential for using database information for prevention without compromising its sensitive nature
- Williams expresses skepticism about the database's effectiveness in achieving desired public safety outcomes
Jumaane Williams
1:21:03
folks we wanna focus on.
1:21:04
But my question was, does any of this information get shared with other do you have other agencies that you speak to?
1:21:09
They say we have some folks that might be in some problems.
1:21:12
If we can get involved sooner, then we might be able to help them.
Michael Gerber
1:21:14
Absolutely.
Jumaane Williams
1:21:16
What is that?
Michael LiPetri
1:21:16
Commissioner Gerber spoke about the community aspect of it.
Jumaane Williams
1:21:20
We No.
1:21:20
I didn't hear that being talked about.
1:21:21
So maybe you could
Michael Gerber
1:21:22
talk about I'm I'm sorry.
1:21:23
Just wanna make clear of the question.
1:21:24
Are you asking about the criminal group database information in particular or more broadly, youths at risk?
1:21:29
I I I just wanna make sure I'm answering
Robert F. Holden
1:21:30
your question.
Jumaane Williams
1:21:30
So I'm I'm I'm I I mean the database specifically.
1:21:34
But but I had more questions on one of town, so I'll wait for the the second round.
1:21:39
But I did wanna know if in that group, are we talking with other agencies about how we cannot use law enforcement as arrest to try to
Christina Chaise
1:21:46
solve?
Michael Gerber
1:21:47
So I wanna try to answer your question.
1:21:49
Part of which really maybe go to commissioner Foster's work.
1:21:52
But I there are two separate things.
1:21:53
So if you're asking about, is there work that we do with various city agencies in connection with young people who we think are at risk?
1:22:01
The answer to that is yes.
1:22:02
Absolutely.
1:22:04
And and our community affairs bureau and commissioner Foster's team does a tremendous amount of work in this space.
1:22:10
When it comes to the criminal group database and who's in the database, it's very, different.
1:22:14
And and for reasons I hope you can appreciate, we actually do not just share with other city agencies, oh, here's here's who here are the members of our criminal group database.
1:22:24
That's we don't do
Jumaane Williams
1:22:25
Yeah.
Michael Gerber
1:22:25
That I know And you know why.
Jumaane Williams
1:22:26
Yes.
1:22:27
But I was gonna say, you can share without saying that this is where they came from.
1:22:30
But, I don't have any more time, I don't wanna take it.
1:22:32
But, I I wanna be clear that when we talk about precision policing or others, nothing has shown that this particular database has helped us get to where we want to go.
1:22:44
So I do hopefully in the next round be able to talk about that a little bit more specifically.
Michael LiPetri
1:22:48
I I would I love to do that.
1:22:50
Thank you.
1:22:51
Thank