TWO VIEWS COMMENTARY: Like hospitals that are “teaching hospitals,” police departments are “teaching police departments.”
police oversight
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The time for a standard code of conduct for police is now
TWO VIEWS COMMENTARY: Police oversight in New York needs a uniform code of conduct and an independent body to adjudicate complaints.
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Urban Action 11/20
This week’s call to action includes the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.) Council seeks PAB applicants Rochester City Council has started accepting resumes from people who want to serve on the newly-created Police Accountability Board. The volunteer board will be made up of nine city […]
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RPD officers, accused of excessive force, suspended
As community activists continue their push for major reform of police oversight in Rochester, Mayor Lovely Warren and Police Chief Michael Ciminelli announced today that two officers have been suspended without pay related to allegations of excessive force. And they have asked Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley to investigate possible criminal misconduct. Rochester resident […]
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Policing the police
The most tangible thing to come out of the review of the way complaints against the police are handled was the addition of a community advocate to the Civilian Review Board. The advocate’s purpose is to help people through a process that can be emotional, complicated, and lengthy. Members of City Council got a one-year […]
