ICYMI: The Legal Aid Society has unveiled what they call the most comprehensive law enforcement misconduct database in New York City.
what they call the most comprehensive law enforcement misconduct database in New York City.allows every day New Yorkers to review more than 450,000 misconduct records involving NYPD or New York Department of Corrections officers.
Following the database’s release, the NYPD responded by saying that they strongly encouraged transparency within their department, and that the information was already available online through the“The NYPD strongly believes in the importance of transparency which is why the NYPD already makes discipline information, with links to the Law Department and CCRB websites, available to the public on our website,” said an NYPD spokesperson on Oct. 6.
“Justice for our clients cannot be achieved without transparency,” said Stan Germán, executive director of New York County Defender Services. “For decades, prosecutors were allowed to portray police officers as untainted and unbiased witnesses, while laws were used to shield the public and the court from the truth regarding the misconduct and misdeeds of those very witnesses.
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