NYC's police watchdog agency can now investigate allegations of bias-based policing, racial profiling and improper use of body cameras. The agency will also be allowed to launch investigations, whether or not a community member has filed a complaint.
— who served as lead counsel in a class action lawsuit against the city for its use of stop-and-frisk — to lead those investigations. Charney has already begun assembling his team so the unit can get to work once the new rules take effect.
Another change to the CCRB’s rules will allow it to investigate claims that officers have failed to follow department rules regarding when and how to use their body cameras. Officers are supposed to turn their cameras on during much of their day-to-day work — especially in encounters that could escalate. But thatThe NYPD resisted the oversight group’s plans to investigate improper body camera use, calling it “misguided” and a “substantial overreach” in a July letter to the CCRB’s attorney.
Several of the proposed updates sparked debate among board members, who feared the suggested changes to the rules could lead to unintended consequences. Some worried that CCRB staff wouldn’t be equipped to conduct fair investigations into allegations of bias-based policing. The board also wondered whether reviews of officers’ past actions in severe cases would pertain to retired officers. Bits and pieces of language were picked apart and compared to wording in city statutes and court cases.
The Police Benevolent Association, which represents rank-and-file officers, criticized the proposed rule changes after they were shared with the public this summer. “Cops know they won’t get ‘fair and impartial’ treatment from CCRB,” said Patrick J. Lynch, the PBA's president, in a statement at the time. “It’s one more reason they’re
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