Op-ed | New York Already Identifies Police Misconduct—So Why Doesn’t It Take Action?

Op-ed | New York Already Identifies Police Misconduct—So Why Doesn’t It Take Action?

Most New Yorkers would reasonably assume that when the state substantiates a pattern of misconduct by a police officer, prosecutors examine the criminal cases that depended on that officer’s work. New York does not consistently require that to happen. That gap deserves attention as the Police Benevolent Association challenges the Civilian Complaint Review Board’s publication of unresolved allegations against NYPD officers. As amNewYork recently …