For this study, the Commission examined a sample of the NYPD candidate background investigations that were conducted by the Department's Applicant Processing Division (“APD”).
This Executive Order by the Mayor announces the transfer of the Division of School Safety of the Board of Education to the New York City Police Department consistent with terms and conditions of a memorandum of understanding.
The Commission has, since its inception, and in accordance with its Executive Order, released annual reports detailing its activities for each past year.
This report analyzed disciplinary cases involving probationary police officers. New officers serve a probationary period of two years and during this period may be dismissed without a Department trial.
The Commission examined the most serious instances of off-duty misconduct - those cases involving the discharge or display of a firearm, domestic abuse, or other violent behavior.
The Commission has, since its inception, and in accordance with its Executive Order, released annual reports detailing its activities for each past year.
This study reported on IAB's Command Center, the Department's 24-hour hotline, operated by IAB that is designed to take complaints from civilians and Department personnel against members of the service.
This study involved the review of approximately 80 closed Internal Affairs Bureau ("IAB") investigations and found that as a general matter, IAB performed its investigations in a reliable and competent manner.