The Office of the Inspector General for the New York City Police Department (OIG-NYPD) issued a Report detailing the findings of its review of the New York City Police Department's (NYPD) compliance with the court-mandated rules governing the investigation of political activity. These rules, also known as the Handschu Guidelines, are codified in the NYPD Patrol Guide. In the course of this investigation, OIG-NYPD examined highly confidential intelligence files never before subject to review or available to non-police entities. OIG-NYPD's investigators examined, among other things, whether NYPD's Intelligence Bureau satisfied the established standard for opening investigations, met deadlines for extending investigations, and obtained necessary approvals for the use of human sources, which include confidential informants and undercover officers. The investigation found that the NYPD Intelligence Bureau failed to renew investigations before the authorization expired more than half of the time, resulting in investigations of political activity that continued without the requisite authorization. More than 25% of the extensions reviewed exceeded the required deadline by more than 31 days. Further, requests to use human sources were frequently approved despite failing to document the particularized role of confidential informants and undercover officers, as required. However, OIG-NYPD found that in all cases NYPD met the informational threshold required to open an investigation.
The Broken Windows and Quality-of-Life Policing in New York City report discusses the NYPD's enforcement of lesser crimes and demonstrates that enforcement actions such as misdemeanor arrests, criminal-court summonses, and notices of violation have been declining in New York City.
This report lays out findings on how the NYPD can better use police litigation data to improve officer performance and identify trends of police misconduct, identifies several catagories of information that the NYPD should be analyzing better, and recommends the creation of an interagency working group to coordinate the organization and exchange of litigation information.
The Report reviews 10 chokehold cases substantiated by the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) between 2009 and 2014 and illustrates that in practice, historically, the disciplinary process is complex, multi-tiered, and often delivers inconsistent results.
Report of Investigation and review by DOI and OIG-NYPD concerns the disciplinary process for certain officers foundtohave used chokeholds and, from that review, considers questions regarding the use of force more generally
This course discusses changes to the 2014 NYC Building Code (BC) that deal with the design of temporary structures for safety. construction leading to an increased level of engineering
This course will discuss critical building code requirements related to sidewalk sheds, supported scaffolds, construction fences and NYC Building Code.associated signage as described in the 2014
In response to community requests for bicycle and pedestrian improvements on the Pulaski Bridge, DOT proposes building a new bicycle path on the bridge adjacent to the existing shared path. The design includes a new barrier to protect bicyclists from motor vehicles. This proposed path would double the space on the bridge dedicated to bicyclists and pedestrians, enhance safety by separating those two modes and improve access to Long Island City subway stations for Brooklyn residents.
NYCDOT's Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) are devices affixed to pedestrian signal poles to assist blind or low vision pedestrians in crossing the street. As required by law, DOT issues an annual report on the status of the APS program.
DOI Report Finds Security Breaches at Rikers Island, Leading to Reforms That Include The Use of Canine Units to Detect Drug Smuggling at Staff Entrances
This report, in response to Local Law 11, addresses DOT's ongoing commitment to improve safety at high pedestrian crash locations. The law requires DOT to identify the twenty highest crash locations based upon a ranking of the total number of crashes involving pedestrians. The number of locations in each borough is based on the proportion of citywide pedestrian injuries by borough. Safety improvements have been recently implemented at all, with additional improvements.
Report on average number of crahses for 3 years prior to the commencement of a major transportatin project, and the year subsequent to completion of such report. Also includes any other data related to such project including but not limited to speed data, vehicular volume data, etc.
Report on average number of crahses for 3 years prior to the commencement of a major transportatin project, and the year subsequent to completion of such report. Also includes any other data related to such project including but not limited to speed data, vehicular volume data, etc.
NYCDOT held a public workshop to determine community needs and solicit specific input regarding pedestrian safety improvements in the Lincoln Center Bow Tie area. The information gathered at this meeting was directly used to develop pedestrian safety improvements which were presented to the local community board in December 2014. DOT will continue to refine this proposal and return in early 2015 with a final set of recommendations.
A draft report primarily based on a series of interviews with uniform and civilian members of the service (MOS) from nearly every bureau in the New York City Police Department (NYPD). The purpose of these interviews was to gather information on the Department's use of social media. In addition, we also spoke with a number of employees employed in other police agencies. Agency submitted date as 2014.
Within 180 days of receiving access to NYS DMV motor vehicle traffic crash data involving pedestrian injuries or fatalities for the previous calendar year, DOT identifies in this report the 20 highest crash locations, inspects, and proposes improvements where warranted.
Report describing strategies used to reach immigrants impacted by Hurricane Sandy through bi/multilingual outreach workers. Report makes recommendations for how to better prepare immigrant communities for future disasters and emergencies.
A notice of extension of the public comment period for the World Trade Center Campus Security Plan, Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Agency submitted date as 2013.
The following pages present data on the residential population of police precincts, as reported by the 2010 U.S. Census, as well as the benchmark of crime suspect description in that precinct, by race, as compared to stop activity in that precinct, by race, for 2012. Agency submitted date as 2012.
Summary of improvements made regarding terrorism preparedness and disaster management (since 9/11 and the FDNY Terrorism and Preparedness Strategy published in 2007. Agency submitted date as Dec-11.
According to a new report cuts to 20 fire companies in Mayor Bloomberg's Executive Budget will seriously imperil emergency response times. Eighteen of these companies will exceed a national 4-minute standard after cuts are implemented?some by over a ful...
The following pages present data on the residential population of police precincts, as reported by the 2010 U.S. Census, as well as the benchmark of crime suspect description in that precinct, by race, as compared to stop activity in that precinct, by race, for 2011. Agency submitted date as 2011.
Report about how to best assess and meet the needs of the marine unit and the New York City harbor. In consultation with Harvard Business School. Agency submitted date as Dec-10.
In this report, the Commission reviewed cases handled by the Department's Borough and Bureau Investigative Units, which are units that investigate the majority of allegations against members of the service that involve less serious misconduct. The Commission found that generally, case dispositions were appropriate and investigators were conducting all of the necessary steps in a timely and thorough manner. The Commission noted areas in which these investigations could be improved and made several recommendations.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) developed Engineering Security: Protective Design for High Risk Buildings to aid the New York City building community by providing information on how to prevent and mitigate the effects of a terrorist attack on a building. Agency submitted date as 2009.
New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) forensic engineers started an investigation to establish the physical causes of the accident and to verify compliance with the New York City Building Code and proper engineering practice.
The general goals of this study were to determine the adequacy of the Department's screening process and whether the Applicant Processing Division (APD) was following its own guidelines. Additionally, the Commission sought to determine if certain types of negative information discovered during background checks were indicators of future misconduct. Those candidates who demonstrated dishonesty, violent behavior, or a history of disregarding authority figures and/or the law might be more likely to engage in corrupt activities in the future. Since a history of dishonest or other corrupt behavior may not be readily apparent, thorough background investigations into core areas that include the candidate's reputation in the community, academic records, disciplinary records from schools and prior jobs, military records, and criminal history, if any, are a necessity. The Commission found APD's system of conducting background checks could be improved.
In meetings with several local District Attorneys' offices, one topic that was continuously raised by the local prosecutors was the constant rotation of investigators into and out of the Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB) confirming the Commission's own observations. Because the high rate of turnover could have a negative impact on both the quality and efficiency of IAB investigations, the Commission believed this issue should be addressed, but recognized that IAB encountered a number of challenges in its efforts to recruit and retain personnel.
In this report, the Commission examined the ability of the New York City Police Department to investigate cases involving deaths of civilians in police custody or as a result of police action. In these situations, the officers responsible for the death of the civilian typically did not prepare reports or provide immediate statements to the Department. The Commission explored whether changes could be made to the system, either through a change in the Patrol Guide or through a change in prevailing law to better enable the Department to obtain immediate statements or reports.
The Commission re-examined the qualifications, training, and supervision of the Department Advocates and the preparation and presentation of cases in the Department's trial rooms to determine whether the administrative disciplinary system had improved since the release of the Commission's original July 2000 report: The New York City Police Department's Prosecution of Disciplinary Cases. The Commission found that significant delays still existed in the disciplinary process, which negatively impacted upon the prosecution of cases. The Commission also found that insufficient case enhancement continued to be a considerable problem, which appeared to be caused by the inexperience of the Advocates and the lack of substantial supervisory oversight.
On 3/19/02, DOB convened the World Trade Center Building Code Task Force after the 9/11/01 terrorist attack and subsequent collapse of the World Trade Center. The task force was established to review current building design, construction and operating requirements and to determine if modifications for extreme events were needed to ensure public safety in new and existing buildings. The report contains findings and recommendations.
Report on average number of crashes for 3 years prior to the commencement of a major transportatin project, and the year subsequent to completion of such report. Also includes any other data related to such project including but not limited to speed data, vehicular volume data, etc.