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Commissioner Tisch's implemented changes and resource allocation
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Commissioner Jessica Tisch outlines the changes she has implemented in the NYPD since taking office, focusing on resource allocation and staffing.
- Major push to return officers from desk jobs to patrol, transit, and housing duties
- Emphasis on rebuilding the Internal Affairs Bureau
- Reduction of uniform headcount in DCPi (Deputy Commissioner, Public Information)
- Focus on addressing staffing crisis due to retirements and recruitment challenges
Yusef Salaam
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Commissioner, in the few months that you've been commissioner, what changes have you implemented in relation to the dedication and direction of the NYPD's resources?
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Have you created or enhanced any units within the NYPD?
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And are there any units for which you have reduced funding or eliminated?
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And do you have any plans to create new units or eliminate any existing units during your tenure?
Jessica Tisch
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As I mentioned in my testimony, the large push that we've been making over the past three months has been to return officers who are working desk jobs back to patrol, transit, and housing.
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This is especially important given the staffing crisis that we face at the NYPD.
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We are seeing a lot of retirements which are expected.
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We hired massive classes about twenty years ago and so we have lots of officers that are newly eligible for retirement.
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And we're working very hard to bring new recruits in to replace those officers.
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So the big push on the staffing side has not necessarily been to create new units but to bolster patrol transit and housing.
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That's the bread and butter really of the department and get officers back out onto the streets.
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We've put a lot of emphasis on rebuilding the Internal Affairs Bureau.
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We've also taken a good hard look at DCPi.
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As I've mentioned in my testimony, we have significantly reduced uniform headcount there.
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Those are among the changes that we have made to date.