Only Two NYPD Officers Face Serious Discipline From a Watchdog's Investigations Into Abuse of Black.

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Many months after racial justice protests swept across New York City & videos showed police punching, kicking & trapping demonstrators, the agency that investigates abuse revealed how many officers have so far faced serious disciplinary charges:

Two.

Only Two NYPD Officers Face Serious Discipline From a Watchdog’s Investigations Into Abuse of Black...
After ProPublica detailed the lack of disclosure about protest cases by New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board, the agency has revealed how little progress has been made on many of the…
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11:29 PM · May 1, 2021

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Nine months after racial justice protests swept across New York City and videos showed police punching, kicking and trapping demonstrators, the city agency responsible for investigating abuses has revealed the number of officers who have so far faced serious disciplinary charges.

Two.

The Civilian Complaint Review Board released the figures on Tuesday after ProPublica reported that the CCRB was declining to disclose how much progress it had made on protest cases. The new numbers show about 60% of the agency’s 297 protest-related cases are still open.

CCRB investigations can take a long time, about eight months on average. Its investigations into the summer protests have been slowed in particular by a lack of NYPD cooperation, as ProPublica detailed last week, and agency staffers have been discouraged from confronting the NYPD. After our reporting prompted pointed criticism from a City Council member and others, CCRB officials promised at a public board meeting last week to release figures as soon as possible.

So far, the agency has only been able to fully investigate 37 cases. About 75 cases were closed before a full investigation could be completed. Sometimes civilians did not follow up or decided to withdraw their complaints to pursue lawsuits.

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1. So it's the Civilian Complaint Review Board that is refusing to release information?

The New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board, or CCRB, received about 750 complaints of officers abusing Black Lives Matter protesters across the city last year. But it has not yet released any findings from investigations into those complaints.

The CCRB declined ProPublica’s request for an accounting of the status of its investigations. It won’t say how many investigations have been closed and how many are still open. Most critically, it won’t disclose how many officers have been charged with misconduct.

https://www.propublica.org/article/over-700-complaints-about-nypd-officers-abusing-protesters-then-silence

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About CCRB
Mission

The New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) is an independent agency. It is empowered to receive, investigate, mediate, hear, make findings, and recommend action on complaints against New York City police officers alleging the use of excessive or unnecessary force, abuse of authority, discourtesy, or the use of offensive language. The Board’s investigative staff, composed entirely of civilian employees, conducts investigations in an impartial fashion. The Board forwards its findings to the police commissioner.

In fulfillment of its mission, the Board has pledged:

-To encourage members of the community to file complaints when they feel they have been victims of police misconduct
-To encourage all parties involved in a complaint to come forward and present evidence
-To investigate each allegation thoroughly and impartially
-To make objective determinations on the merits of each case
-To recommend disciplinary actions that are fair and appropriate, if, and when, the investigative findings show that misconduct occurred
-To respect the rights of the civilians and officers
-To engage in community outreach to educate the public about the agency and to respond to concerns relevant to the agency’s mandate
-To report relevant issues and policy matters to the police commissioner
-To offer civilians and officers the opportunity to mediate their complaints in order to promote understanding between officers and the communities they serve

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/ccrb/about/about.page

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2. Institutional racism at work

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3. NYC CCRB meetings are open to the public, for anyone who is interested.

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/ccrb/about/news/board-meeting-schedule.page

https://livestream.com/accounts/8706161/events/3082869/videos/218674956

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/ccrb/about/the-board.page