Sentences with phrase «from police reform»

POLITICO reviewed the payroll records following a recent outcry from police reform activists, elected officials and Garner's family calling for the city to release Pantaleo's disciplinary records.

But the decision drew immediate heat from police reform groups, many of whom worked to get de Blasio elected when he ran on a campaign of reforming the relationship between police and communities of color.

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Baltimore has made incremental progress reforming its police department under its year - old consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, but is still far from where it needs to be and faces significant technological hurdles in getting there, city...

The incident sparked weeks of protests and calls for police reform, including a proposition from California lawmakers to replace «reasonable force» terminology with a «necessary force» standard.

Circuit Judge Dorothy Kirie Kinnaird also continued to prohibit the defendants in the case — current and former Park District officials — from any attempts to reform the district's controversial police department.

Bratton said he is «open» to supporting Cuomo's police reform plans — a change from the message he sent to state lawmakers on Wednesday when he said the NYPD has «sufficient levels» of oversight.

The package passed despite pushback from Councilmembers and police reform advocates regarding a late compromise to Torres» bill, which was changed to exempt low - level encounters and traffic stops completely.

Police commissioner Bill Bratton said Thursday he is «open» to supporting Governor Andrew Cuomo's police reform plans, a change from the message he sent to state lawmakers on Wednesday when he said the NYPD has «sufficient levels» of overPolice commissioner Bill Bratton said Thursday he is «open» to supporting Governor Andrew Cuomo's police reform plans, a change from the message he sent to state lawmakers on Wednesday when he said the NYPD has «sufficient levels» of overpolice reform plans, a change from the message he sent to state lawmakers on Wednesday when he said the NYPD has «sufficient levels» of oversight.

ALBANY — Mayor Bill de Blasio is getting a rare boost from a top Bloomberg aide, as former deputy mayor Howard Wolfson called Governor Andrew Cuomo's embrace of disability pension reform that police and fire unions are clamoring for «surprising and disappointing from a taxpayer perspective.»

From count 24 to 28, the defendants were accused of diverting the sum of N45, 593,500 meant for the Police Reform Programme on August 13, 2014.

Many at the rally said they wanted the police reform acts to move forward, to help protect New Yorkers from potentially abusive encounters with police.

While a major component to his platform is criminal justice reform — specifically, to «end quota - driven Broken Windows policing» — he is also pushing for reduced or free MetroCards for low - income New Yorkers, a pilot version of which got $ 50 million from the City Council Wednesday.

The councilmember from the 8th Council District, which includes part of the south Bronx, will talk with host Gary Axelbank about a range of crime and policing issues, including the notion of decriminalizing low - level crimes, policing reforms, and the request for 1,000 more cops, as well as Bronx developments, including the Harlem River waterfront, Jerome Avenue Study, FreshDirect relocation subsidies, and housing.

«The leadership of the N.Y.P.D., from Kelly to Bratton, has been too personality - driven,» said City Councilman Ritchie Torres, a Bronx Democrat who advocates police reform.

The Home Office decision to skimp on the police and crime commissioner elections is prompting another bout of handwringing, this time from the Electoral Reform Society (ERS) over the threat from extremist parties.

Some who have not signed on said they are examining the legislation, including Garodnick — who voted for police reform bills in 2013 — and Costa Constantinides, a freshman from Queens who once was a member of the Progressive Caucus.

Claim: The shadow minister for police reform «flipped» his second home from London to his constituency before claiming back thousands for furniture and fittings, including a sofa costing # 1,674, the Daily Telegraph said.

He would not comment on his colleagues» absence from the rally but said it was a «sad day» for an administration and a Council that had run on police reform platforms.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito will not allow a set of police reform bills to come to the Council floor for a vote, despite overwhelming support from her members, after the speaker and the NYPD reached an administrative compromise on the proposals.

De Blasio distinguished himself from his opponents in last year's Democratic mayoral primary by highlighting his support for police reform, and in particular for legislation that exposed police officers to state lawsuits for alleged bias - based stops, and created the office of NYPD inspector general.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito maintains she has been «transparent and responsible» to her colleagues after she announced that a package of police reform bills known as the Right to Know Act would be instead be handled by the NYPD — insisting that she wanted hear colleagues to hear it from her first.

Cuomo has never believed that reform issues move the dial for voters, and he has opted for half - loaf measures that he could sell as victories on policing the government (JCOPE, the independent body, has watched major scandals from the sidelines), legislative redistricting and campaign finance reform.

«The only way the criminal justice system can truly hold officers accountable is through the creation of a special prosecutor,» read a statement from Priscilla Gonzalez, organizing director of Communities United for Police Reform.

The governor also proposed criminal justice reforms such as overhauling the bail system, speeding up trials, raising the age of criminal liability to 18 from 16 and recording police interrogations.

Speaking from a packed high school auditorium in the South Bronx, Mark - Viverito proposed a far - reaching overhaul of Rikers Island to bring it to the point of closing down and a plan to scrap old warrants from New Yorker's records — policies that could put her ahead of Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration on justice reform and in direct conflict with the city's powerful correction officers» union, the court system and the police department.

The Criminal Justice Reform Act is spearheaded by Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito with input from the Police Department and the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice.

«Neither training nor announcements about neighborhood policing will stop an officer who feels comfortable abusing or brutalizing a civilian from continuing to do so,» said Priscilla Gonzalez of Communities United for Police Reform.

If the police reform bill is passed, from May 2012 you will be asked to vote for one person who may, for up to eight years, take effective control of local policing.

«From universal pre-kindergarten to bringing police and community closer together to fighting income inequality, the de Blasio administration has since Day One focused... on implementing... policy reforms that will... make a real difference in the lives of everyday New Yorkers,» a spokesperson said.

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She has used her position's influence to prevent legislation he opposes — including controversial police reform bills — from receiving a vote, even though they enjoy the backing of the majority of Council members.

Mayor Bill de Blasio — who has in recent months faced anger from police union officials and some rank - and - file cops over his NYPD reform agenda — touted the murder - free stretch this evening.

Arbetter pointed out that some of the bills weren't released until 3 a.m., and there's been little explanation as to why New York City firefighters and police were excluded from the pension - reform measure.

Mark - Viverito made the declaration at City Hall today, while pushing back on questions from reporters about a package of controversial police reform bills that have gotten bottled up in committee.

The speaker came under fire from members of the audience at one point, with advocates attacking her for supporting the hiring of 1,300 new NYPD officers in 2015 and her ongoing parliamentary obstruction of several controversial police reform bills favored by liberals.

Public defenders from all over the city are trying to push Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito to move forward on police reform bills, the Right to Know Act.

«The de Blasio administration has not created a national model to address police killings — it's created a model of deflection from accountability,» said Yul - san Liem, a spokeswoman for Communities United for Police Rpolice killings — it's created a model of deflection from accountability,» said Yul - san Liem, a spokeswoman for Communities United for Police RPolice Reform.

And the mayor has faced criticism from onetime supporters in the police reform community for his hiring of Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and his strong support of the «broken windows» theory of policing, which holds that paying attention to smaller crimes will help stop larger ones from occupolice reform community for his hiring of Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and his strong support of the «broken windows» theory of policing, which holds that paying attention to smaller crimes will help stop larger ones from occuPolice Commissioner Bill Bratton and his strong support of the «broken windows» theory of policing, which holds that paying attention to smaller crimes will help stop larger ones from occurring.

Panelists discussed how education reform, vocational programs and family police can help children from poor families climb the economic ladder into the middle class.

May said: «I believe the next set of PCCs should bring together the two great reforms of the last Parliament — police reform and school reform — to work with and possibly set up alternative provision free schools to support troubled children and prevent them from falling into a life of crime.»

The devices, about the size of a pager, have been a centerpiece of police - reform proposals since a Ferguson, Mo., police officer shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown last summer, an event marked by conflicting accounts from bystanders.

She said: «Future PCCs should bring together the two great reforms of the last Parliament — police reform and school reform — to work with and possibly set up alternative provision free schools to support troubled children and prevent them from falling into a life of crime.»

These «CORE» (for California Office to Reform Education) districts now have sweeping flexibility to implement their own accountability systems, separate from the state of California's, and the ability to largely police themselves with help from a new independent oversight panel.

Footnote 1Information on this page was compiled from a variety of sources including New York Police Department (March 2005 - March 2008), Operational Commands Performing Enforcement Functions; The United Federation of Teachers; Mayor's Management Reports (2005 - 2008); Insideschools.org; New York Civil Liberties Union (March 2007), Criminalizing the Classroom: The Over-Policing of New York City Schools; Annenberg Institute for School Reform, New York Civil Liberties Union and Make the Road New York (July 2009), Criminalizing the Classroom: Alternatives to the Over-Policing of Schools; and original research by the New York Civil Liberties Union.

TR was President of the New York City Police Commission from 1895 to 1897 and had a great interest in reforming and modernizing the department.

The Bill represents a step backwards in Canadian justice reform, which threatens to erode individual rights and procedural safeguards, slow down the Court system, and shield police officers from cross-examination on their actions.

from her @lawSylvie account, while @LawScribes called for Meilleur to look at «reforming how police & courts handle #mentalillness & #mentalhealth issues.»

It introduces a new compensation cap and exclusion of consequential loss claims, partially reforms the Riot (Damages) Act 1886, and reinforces the right to claim compensation from the police authorities.

Her position with the IIP involves representing individuals who were wrongfully convicted, leading the policy reform initiative to reduce wrongful convictions, training police cadets on the causes of wrongful convictions at the University of Illinois Police Training Institute, and working with UIS undergraduate and graduate students and law school students externs from other Illinois universities participating with the Prpolice cadets on the causes of wrongful convictions at the University of Illinois Police Training Institute, and working with UIS undergraduate and graduate students and law school students externs from other Illinois universities participating with the PrPolice Training Institute, and working with UIS undergraduate and graduate students and law school students externs from other Illinois universities participating with the Project.

It is true that both the Criminal Code and PIPEDA enable police forces and investigative bodies under both federal and provincial jurisdiction to obtain personal information from the private sector under the same terms and conditions, and that reform of the Privacy Act in this respect will not address transparency and accountability of provincial actors.