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**PolicePractices and Civil Rights in New York City**

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**Appendix A**

**Status of Task Force onPolice/Community Relations Recommendations**

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OnAugust 19, 1997, 10 days after the Louima incident, Mayor Rudolph Giulianiestablished the Task Force on Police/Community Relations. The task force beganits factfinding process by convening a series of public forums that includedboth members of the community and members of the NYPD. Several thousandcommunity residents were invited to these forums, and approximately 350 peopleattended in total.[1]The task force put forth 91 recommendations.

Duringits investigation, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights expected specific anddetailed information from the NYPD that would have allowed the Commission todetermine the extent to which the task force recommendations were beingimplemented, and with what impact. Regrettably, the information provided to theCommission lacked specificity with regard to scope, strategy, timeframe, cost,impact, etc.

Forexample, the task force recommended that the NYPD �implement an aggressiveaffirmative action plan designed to create a police force more reflective of theCity�s population.� The NYPD informed the Commission that the recommendationhad been �IMPLEMENTED.� But such a conclusory statement does not allow for acareful evaluation and conclusion regarding the impact and/or effectiveness ofthe task force recommendation. A careful evaluation of the facts could have beenconducted only if the NYPD had provided the Commission with such information asgoals, timetables, positions targeted, outreach efforts, and rates of success.What follows is a reproduction of the information provided to the Commission bythe NYPD regarding the status of the 91 task force recommendations.

 

| **Task Force        Number** |  **Recommendation**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |  **Status**           |
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1                                      | The      task force recommend that the police department build on the current      Courtesy, Professional and Respect (CPR) Strategy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  IMPLEMENTED          |
| 1A                                     | Institute      a code of professional standards                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  IMPLEMENTED          |
| 1B                                     | Institutionalize      CPR training outside the precinct (attach to In-Tac training)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  IMPLEMENTED          |
| 1C                                     | Separate      CPR Academies and Borough Conferences for supervisors                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | PARTIALLY      IMPLEMENTED |
| 1D                                     | Rank-specific      CPR evaluation surveys by an independent body                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | NOT      NYPD              |
| 1E                                     | Increased      CPR compliance testing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 2                                      | The      task force recommends the enhancement of Precinct Community Councils                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 2A                                     | Mandated      policy and procedural manual for Precinct Councils                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 2B                                     |  Monthly      Precinct Council newsletter produced by DCCA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 2C                                     | Institute      mandated quarterly meetings with all precinct commanders and Precinct      Council Executive Board members                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 2D                                     | All      Precinct Councils submit copy of all monthly meeting minutes with cover      memorandum from precinct commanding officer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 2E                                     | Precinct      Councils mandated to establish a membership recruitment subcommittee to      recruit a representation of community                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | UNDER      CONSIDERATION   |
| 2F                                     | Establish      Precinct Council funding                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | NOT      NYPD              |
| 3                                      | The      task force recommends the enhancement of Youth Program Services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 3A                                     |  Increase      the Youth Academy to 5,000 participants per year                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | REJECTED                   |
| 3B                                     | Implement      Police Youth Encounter workshops at schools and housing sites                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 3C                                     | See      additional funding sources for GREAT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 3D                                     | Develop      a pilot program for recidivist youths in five precincts with highest rate      of recidivism                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 3E                                     | Establish      a Beacon School in the 70th Precinct                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | NOT      NYPD              |
| 3F                                     | Launch      a citywide public service campaign on rights and responsibilities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 3G                                     | Human      Rights Commission develop workshops and materials for youths on rights and      responsibilities in interactions with police                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | NOT      NYPD              |
| 4                                      | The      task force recommends expansion of patrol officer involvement in community      service                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 4A                                     | Require      all patrol and youth officers to participate in one community activity per      month                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | PARTIALLY      IMPLEMENTED |
| 4B                                     | Provide      promotional credits for outstanding demonstration of CPR principles                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | PARTIALLY      IMPLEMENTED |
| 5                                      | The      task force recommends implementation of a system for measuring      police-community relations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 5A                                     | NYPD      design and implement a COMPSTAT-like strategy for CPR                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | PARTIALLY      IMPLEMENTED |
| 6                                      | The      task force recommends implementation of a precinct-based, citizen-police      information seminar series and citizen-police town hall dialogues                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | PARTIALLY      IMPLEMENTED |
| 6A                                     | Develop      and implement a citizen-police information seminar series facilitated by      active patrol officers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | IN      DEVELOPMENT        |
| 6B                                     | Develop      and institute citizen-police town hall dialogues                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | PARTIALLY      IMPLEMENTED |
| 7                                      | The      task force recommends the enhancement of NYPD�s access to language      interpreter services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | UNDER      CONSIDERATION   |
| 7A                                     | Increase      funding and staffing of the precinct receptionist program (one      receptionist per precinct)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | UNDER      CONSIDERATION   |
| 7B                                     | Increase      use of Language Line                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 7C                                     | Reimbursement      for tuition costs for foreign language education                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | UNDER      CONSIDERATION   |
| 8                                      | The      task force recommends the reinvigoration of the Clergy Liaison program                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 8A                                     | Enhance      training and operations of the Clergy Liaison program                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 8B                                     | Support      the �Adopt a Cop� program                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 9                                      | The      task force recommends the enhancement of the status of the Office of the      Deputy Commissioner for Community Affairs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 9A                                     | Greater      liaison between precincts and Community Affairs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 9B                                     | Create      an adequate budget for DCCA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 9C                                     | Internal      program development and evaluation team for DCCA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | REJECTED                   |
| 9D                                     | Change      title of Community Affairs to Community Relations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | REJECTED                   |
| 10                                     | The      task force recommends implementation of a pilot Community Affairs Response      Team (CART)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | PARTIALLY      IMPLEMENTED |
| 10A                                    | Develop      and implement a CART pilot in a precinct subject to community unrest                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | PARTIALLY      IMPLEMENTED |
| 11                                     | The      task force recommends implementation of an annual Civilian Recognition      Ceremony                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 11A                                    | The      task force recommends implementation of an annual Civilian Recognition      Ceremony to be merged with the CPR recognition ceremony                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 1                                      | The      task force recommends implementation of public-private advertising      initiative similar to the recent effort in New Orleans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 2                                      | The      task force supports the continuation of the department�s entrance      examination tutoring efforts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 3                                      | The      task force recommends the enhancement of the NYPD Cadet Corps                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 4                                      | The      task force recommends to the mayor the development of a comprehensive      employment policy with the goal of ensuring that the NYPD�s makeup      reflects the racial diversity of the city. This policy should include a      prospective residency requirement for all NYPD employees hired after the      effective date of the plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 5                                      | The      task force recommends that the NYPD implement an aggressive affirmative      action plan designed to create a police force more reflective of the      city�s population                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 1                                      | The      task force recommends the enhancement of cultural diversity training at      the Police Academy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 1A                                     | The      department should create a proactive curriculum that exposes students to      the diverse and changing natures of the city�s communities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 1B                                     | Creation      and use of video vignettes that explore each ethnic group                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 2                                      | The      task force supports the efforts of the Policing Institute and the      continued participation of the NYPD in this program                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 3                                      | The      task force recommends the enhancement of the field training component of      the Police Academy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 3A                                     | Expansion      of field training from 3 to 6 months                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 3B                                     | Recruits      should be required to participate in community-based activities while on      duty                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 3C                                     | Require      recruits to participate in a daylong field training program on Riker�s      Island with the Department of Correction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | REJECTED                   |
| 4                                      | The      task force recommends the enhancement of cultural diversity training at      borough and precinct orientation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 4A                                     | Community      Affairs Officers create and maintain precinct specific resource books                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 4B                                     | Create      and utilize precinct-specific language card memo book inserts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 5                                      | The      task force recommends the enhancement of in-service cultural diversity      training                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 5A                                     | Create      an in-service diversity skills workshop: 6-month weekly class series that      would be given to approximately 30 officers in every precinct, PSA, and      district                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | PARTIALLY      IMPLEMENTED |
| 6                                      | The      task force recommends the enhancement of cultural diversity training in      the Leadership and Executive Development programs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 6A                                     | Create      a highly selective Sergeant�s Leadership Institute                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | REJECTED                   |
| 6B                                     | Mandate      participation in diversity training courses for all department executives                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 6C                                     | Award      points in the promotion process for advanced education and specialized      training                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | PARTIALLY      IMPLEMENTED |
| 7                                      | The      task force recommends the creation of a Board of Visitors for the New York      Police Academy to act as advisors to the mayor and the police commissioner                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 8                                      | The task force      recommends whatever subsequent body replaces it investigate the following      ideas:

1.      Replace      all of the academic course given at

the      Police Academy with equivalent credit

bearing      courses at accredited colleges

 

2.      Increase      the minimum education requirement

for      acceptance into the Police Academy to a

bachelor�s      degree from an accredited college

or      university

3.      Create      model training precincts

4.      Field      training or internship for recruits at

victim      services agencies, hospital emergency

rooms, child      welfare and protective agencies   | NOT      NYPD              |
| 1                                      | The      task force recommends the city increase the number of custodians assigned      to its precincts to the extent that the overall budget consideration      permit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 2                                      | The      task force recommends the creation of a career path program for patrol      officers with the following features and incentives:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 2A                                     | Create      �community patrol specialists� in each precinct, PSA and district                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 2B                                     | Precinct      commanders would recommend officers for �community patrol specialists�                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 2C                                     | The      police department should develop a means of community input regarding an      officer�s performance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | PARTIALLY      IMPLEMENTED |
| 3                                      | In      order to attract the best and brightest to the NYPD and thus to improve      police-community relations, the city should recognize that the current      force is underpaid and a significant increase in wages is needed to      adequately compensate police officers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | NOT      NYPD              |
| 4                                      | The      task force recommend the elimination of the 48-hour rule                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | PARTIALLY      IMPLEMENTED |
| 5                                      | The      task force recommends the creation of an independent auditor/monitor and      evaluate the civilian compliant process administered by the CCRB and the      NYPD                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | NOT      NYPD              |
| 5A                                     | Create      a screening body to identify the less serious complaints and refer them      without a full investigation for resolution by mediation or conciliation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | NOT      NYPD              |
| 5B                                     | Form      a permanent auditor-monitor board, independent of the police department to      monitor and evaluate the CCRB investigation process and the police      department�s disciplinary process and publicly report its findings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | NOT      NYPD              |
| 5C                                     | Designate      senior NYPD official and CCRB member to act as liaisons between their      respective agencies and the auditor-monitor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | NOT      NYPD              |
| 6                                      | The      task force supports the enactment of City Council Intro.****250                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | NOT      NYPD              |
| 7                                      | The      task force endorses the view that public safety and positive      police-community relations compel leaving police disciplinary matters      solely in the hands of the police commissioner, and that the police      commissioner�s disciplinary determination be accorded great deference                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 8                                      | The      task force acknowledges the mayor�s push to enhance CCRB�s operations      and output, but recommends that its budget be further increased      commensurate with NYPD staffing increases                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | NOT      NYPD              |
| 8A                                     | The      CCRB must hold public town hall meetings no less than five times a year in      each borough at least once per year                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | NOT      NYPD              |
| 8B                                     | The      CCRB must issue its 6-month report within 45 days of the closing period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | NOT      NYPD              |
| 8C                                     | CCRB      should issue reports on patterns and practice of police abuse                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | NOT      NYPD              |
| 8D                                     | Successor      body should examine the effectiveness of the Department Advocate�s      Office in prosecuting police officers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | NOT      NYPD              |
| 8E                                     | The      NYPD and CCRB should compile a broad range of statistics on a daily,      weekly, monthly, and annual basis                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 9                                      | The      task force recommends a comprehensive review of psychological testing      practices used by the NYPD                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 9A                                     | Comprehensive      review of the pre-employment psychological screening protocol                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | IMPLEMENTED                |
| 9B                                     | Review      should examine the Psychological Services Unit for issues regarding      confidentiality, service utilization, quality of service delivery, size      and diversity of staff                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | IMPLEMENTED                |

[1]*See*    March 1998 Task Force Report, pp. vii�ix.