NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said it would take «upwards of almost a year» for the department to put into action reforms promised as part of a deal with the mayor and City Council speaker that circumvented a package of
police reform bills supported by a majority of the Council.
Not exact matches
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 over
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 over
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.
Several lawmakers said there was at least a glimmer of hope that they could win the commissioner's
support for some
police reform bills they have pushed, but which he and the mayor have, thus far, resisted.
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.
The
bills have majority
support in the Council and among
police reform advocates.
A package of
police reform measures, known in New York's criminal justice circles as the Right to Know Act, will not be considered for passage by the NYC Council, even though the
bills have broad
support.
A package of
police reform measures, known in New York's criminal justice circles as the Right to Know Act, will not be considered for passage by the City Council, even though the
bills have broad
support.
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.
A Republican - tinged rally in
support of the NYPD filled the steps of Queens Borough Hall this afternoon, accusing Mayor
Bill de Blasio and the
police reform movement of denigrating cops and sowing discord in the city.
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 occu
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 occu
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 occurring.
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