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The CCRB faces a statute of limitations deadline of May 4th for civilian complaints over the NYPD’s response to the 2020 protests in New York City. Staff members say it’s struggled to fully investigate allegations, both because of a lack of cooperation from the police department and mistakes made within the oversight agency.
New figures released from the Civilian Complaint Review Board show the NYPD has only imposed discipline 42% of the time in cases involving “serious misconduct.”
Outgoing CCRB chair warns of a decline in NYPD compliance with the agency’s recommendations for discipline in cases of police misconduct – urges Adams to “rectify the situation.”
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Former Employees Of Police Watchdog Agency Say They Were Fired For Flagging Problems With Investigations arrow Police officers in Times Square in 2019 Gabriel Pinheiro / Shutterstock Four former employees of the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) are suing the agency and the City of New York, claiming they were dismissed from their jobs for flagging concerns with investigations and with what they saw as an inability among senior leadership to assert independence from the NYPD. The former employees, who have more than 50 years of experience working at the CCRB...