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NYPD's review and overhaul of disciplinary system for unconstitutional stops
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Commissioner Tisch details the NYPD's efforts to overhaul its disciplinary system, particularly regarding unconstitutional stops and related issues. She emphasizes the need for accountability and credible disciplinary measures beyond just retraining.
- Tisch conducted a review of the disciplinary system for unconstitutional stops and related infractions
- The review found that retraining was often the only disciplinary measure used, even for repeated or intentional misconduct
- A new approach has been implemented to ensure more appropriate and credible disciplinary actions
- Changes include immediate policy updates, instruction to supervisors, and the use of 'compliance stat' to review stops and hold precinct commanders accountable
- Tisch emphasizes the need for accountability to drive change while acknowledging the progress made by the NYPD in this area
Jessica Tisch
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Thank you.
1:49:03
I will look forward to that conversation.
1:49:08
I'll just briefly note as I said in my testimony, I did a review, similar data to the monitor, of our disciplinary system as it or how we discipline officers as it relates to unconstitutional stops or things associated with stops.
1:49:33
So for example, to activate a body camera, failure to fill out a stop report.
1:49:41
And while I believe that retraining is an important piece of the disciplinary process for things that are unintentional one off mistake, it is certainly not appropriate for repeated conduct or for intentional misconduct.
1:50:04
And what I saw was that too often or virtually all the time for those types of things, the only discipline that we were meting out was retraining.
1:50:13
And that makes our disciplinary system both not fair and not credible.
1:50:19
So under the leadership of our deputy commissioner for legal matters, we are overhauling that.
1:50:26
And this is not like a several month process to overhaul it.
1:50:29
I put out a memo virtually that day that says this practice ends now.
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We called in our supervisors and our commands that are most problematic and our general counsel instructed them on how the disciplinary system or the disciplinary paradigm was changing as it relates to stops.
1:50:51
We are further beating that into the culture of the department through the use of compliance stat which is a process that is mostly devoted to reviewing stops and body camera footage of stops and stop reports and holding precinct commanders accountable.
1:51:13
There needs to be accountability in the New York City Police Department for this type of thing.
1:51:20
And unless and until there is, it will continue.
1:51:23
But I believe that the vast majority of cops, they want to do the right thing and that the New York City Police Department has made a tremendous amount of progress in this area.
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The main thing that is outstanding right now is putting our money where our mouth is as it relates to discipline.
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And that is exactly what we are doing.
Diana Ayala
1:51:46
And I believe in your leadership and I believe that you're you know an ethical individual.