Following a lawsuit from the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) with pro bono counsel A&O Shearman, the New York Court of Appeals ruled today that the Rochester Police Department must publicly disclose all records related to police discipline and misconduct allegations, regardless of whether the RPD “substantiated” the complaint or imposed discipline, following the 2020 repeal of 50-a.
— Read on www.nyclu.org/press-release/nys-highest-court-issues-landmark-ruling-requiring-full-disclosure-of-police-misconduct-records-to-nyclu
Tag: Police Discipline
REPORT TO THE COURT ON POLICE MISCONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE
See the report here:
www.nypdmonitor.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Discipline-Report.pdf
Major Discipline Reporting – NJ Attorney General
See the report here:
www.nj.gov/oag/iapp/docs/Major-Discipline-1-01-23-to-12-31-23.pdf
Buffalo’s bad cops: Police leader says he lacks power to discipline : Investigative Post
This is an interesting read. I don’t know how the City and Police Union can enter into a contractual agreement that is contrary to State Law and expect the law not to be enforced.
Buffalo & WNY Investigative Reporting Center
— Read on www.investigativepost.org/2024/01/29/policing-buffalos-police/
The California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board – 2023 Annual Report
California Racial and Identity Profiling Report select the link below:
oag.ca.gov/system/files/media/ripa-board-report-2023.pdf
Here is an analysis or the RIPA Report: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zyri78c4gtlel4s/PORAC%202022%20RIPA%20Report%20Analysis_FINAL.pdf?dl=0
Investigative Panel Says Miami Police Need More Body Cams | Miami New Times
At the bottom of this article, there is a link to the PDF version of the report. In the article the findings are that the body worn camera’s help exonerate the officers in citizen complaints.
Body cameras were critical in exonerating Miami’s innocent police officers — and in revealing wrongdoing by guilty ones, a Civilian Investigate Panel finds.
— Read on www.miaminewtimes.com/news/investigative-panel-says-miami-police-need-more-body-cams-15613641
Internal Affairs Policies and Procedures – New Jersey Office of Attorney General
There is several links at this website. The policy manual for discipline. The list of officers disciplined. Just a few highlights.
Internal Affairs Policies and Procedures – New Jersey Office of Attorney General
— Read on www.njoag.gov/iapp/
The L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy-Gang Crisis | The New Yorker
Whistle-blowers say that a group called the Banditos functions as a shadow government within local law enforcement, Dana Goodyear writes. The sheriff says there is no such gang in his department.
— Read on www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/06/06/the-la-county-sheriffs-deputy-gang-crisis/amp
Major Discipline – New Jersey Office of Attorney General
On this web page there are 2 reports from 2021 and 2020 for major discipline of officers throughout the state of New Jersey.
Major Discipline – New Jersey Office of Attorney General
— Read on www.njoag.gov/majordiscipline/
Cop Out: Analyzing 20 Years of Records Proving Impunity | New York Civil Liberties Union | ACLU of New York
In the summer of 2020, the New York Civil Liberties Union obtained a comprehensive database of complaints made by the public to the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), the independent agency charged with investigating complaints about NYPD misconduct. Then in May of 2021, the NYCLU added updated and more detailed information to the database, which now
— Read on www.nyclu.org/en/publications/cop-out-analyzing-20-years-records-proving-impunity
Future of Policing 