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AGENCY TESTIMONY
NYPD leadership changes and integrity initiatives
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Commissioner Jessica Tisch outlines recent changes in NYPD leadership and initiatives to enhance integrity within the department. She emphasizes setting high standards and conducting a full review of the department upon taking office.
- Over a dozen changes made to top leadership in the past three months
- Overhaul of the Internal Affairs Bureau
- Return of about 1,000 cops from administrative roles back to patrol
- Amendments to vehicle pursuit policy and overtime policies
Jessica Tisch
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In my career I have set high standards for myself and for those who work with and for me.
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And I have been very candid that I expect all members of my executive team to rise to meet these high standards and to always lead with unimpeachable integrity.
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So immediately upon taking this job I began a full review of the department.
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We would enhance what was working well and fix what was not.
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Over the past three months we have made more than a dozen changes to our top leadership matching the right skills and experience with the right roles.
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We overhauled the Internal Affairs Bureau both in leadership and in personnel.
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We returned about 1,000 cops from administrative roles back to patrol including the rightsizing of our public information bureau by reducing its uniformed headcount from 87 down to 47 which is a 46% reduction.
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We amended the NYPD's vehicle pursuit policy to give our officers clear guidance and smarter protocols.
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And we initiated system wide changes to our overtime policies designed to prevent misuse and to ensure compliance with NYPD regulations.