Department of Corrections

Costly lawsuits from mistreated suspects have caused cities and states to start monitoring police officers’ performance. But even after paying out tens of millions of dollars for illegal strip searches, the NYPD would rather fight it out in court.

Record Time

Videotaping criminal interrogations helps some police forces prevent false confessions. But New York brass are holding out against it, even as detectives rack up a string of bogus cases.