Sentences with phrase «support for police reform»

Many of the mayor's conservative critics have blamed his support for police reform and opposition to measures like stop and frisk.

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.

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.

Not exact matches

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.

A Democrat who took office in 2014 after a contentious 2013 primary and landslide general election, de Blasio is consolidating organized party support ahead of this September's primary, for which his main opposition is former City Council Member Sal Albanese and police reform leader Robert Gangi.

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.

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.

De Blasio reiterated his support of the broken windows theory on Thursday and dismissed past criticisms of Bratton, saying the police reforms he undertook have continued to work «unabated for 20 years.»

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.

The legislation is being supported by some of the same groups that helped to push de Blasio into office, such as Communities United for Police Reform.

Many Republicans, Democrats, conservative activists and think tanks support reforming this law due to its abuse against Americans and encouraging policing for profit.

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.

Child health professionals and their professional associations can advocate for policy action on the social determinants that support parents» capacity and ability to care for children.46 We need child health professionals to advocate for more equitable welfare reforms, with the test that they must protect children as the most vulnerable members of our society.2 This will include labour market, tax and transfer polices that aim to lift all families with children out of poverty.