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2021 election

Maya Wiley Defends Record as Chair of NYPD Oversight Board

Roshan Abraham | June 18, 2021

“The thing about the CCRB is it’s a volunteer job, and you basically run the agency, even though you don’t get the support,” the mayoral hopeful said of her year-long stint at the Civilian Complaint Review Board.

Election 2021

Maya Wiley Pledges to Transform Policing. But Her Work in NYPD Oversight Left Some Disappointed.

Roshan Abraham | June 7, 2021

The mayoral hopeful spent a little more than a year as chair of the Civilian Complaint Review Board, where former staffers who spoke with City Limits say she did not improve the dysfunctional agency in tangible ways.

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NYPD graduation 2018

Max & Murphy on the Issues: Policing

Jarrett Murphy | January 11, 2021

In the first in a series of video briefings about the top issues of Campaign 2021, the hosts of WBAI’s Max & Murphy Show break down the sprawling issues of crime, punishment and fairness that face the city.

NYPD reform

Opinion: Putting ‘Civilian’ Back in the Civilian Complaint Review Board

Bishop Carlton Brown, Reverend Jacques DeGraff, David Nocenti and Jocelynne Rainey | December 18, 2020

‘No entity can police itself – least of all, the police. So if the CCRB is to live up to its mandate for independent oversight of police misconduct in New York City, it must make the final decision on discipline for officers found to have engaged in misconduct.’

Justice

The Limits of NYPD Reform: Is it Possible to Control the Police?

Curtis Stephen | October 21, 2020

After a summer of protest, a number of proposals are circulating to strengthen civilian oversight of the police department. They face calls for more radical measures, doubts about effectiveness and memories of a seven-decade effort that has fallen short.

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Opinion: System for Disciplining Abusive Cops Lacks Teeth and Transparency

Anne Oredeko | September 5, 2019

‘Until Albany finally repeals 50a and until we have an administration with a zero-tolerance approach to NYPD misconduct, local District Attorneys must themselves start to hold these officers accountable.’

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What the Pantaleo Decision Tells Us About Police Accountability in New York City

Jarrett Murphy | August 29, 2019

Even if the most intense reverberations from Commissioner James O’Neill’s August 19 decision subside, the Garner case will continue to shape conversations about the mayor, the police department and the system in place to oversee cops.

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Panel OKs Question on Cops Who Lie, Avoids Major Land-Use Changes

Jarrett Murphy | June 19, 2019

In a dramatic reversal, the Charter Revision Commission approved a proposal to allow the CCRB to go after cops who make false statements during investigations of police misconduct. But it rejected comprehensive planning.

Agenda 2019

Opinion: A Stronger New York Does Not Need a Weaker Mayor

Joseph P. Viteritti | April 5, 2019

‘In reviewing the city charter, the Council’s leadership should focus less on expanding its institutional powers as a body, and more on strengthening the role that individual members can play.’

CITY WIRE: THE BLOG

More Pressure on Vance and Comptroller Candidates Clash: Campaign Headlines for Oct. 18

Jarrett Murphy | October 18, 2017

Plus: Has de Blasio’s CCRB been too soft on bad cops?

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