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CCRB Jurisdiction

According to the New York City Charter and Rules of the City of New York, the CCRB has the jurisdiction to investigate, mediate, and prosecute allegations of misconduct in the following categories: force, abuse of authority, discourtesy, offensive language, and untruthful statements. Here are more details about the different types of misconduct the CCRB investigates and examples of each:

Force: Excessive or unnessecary use of physical force

Punching and kicking

Use of a firearm (pointed or discharged)

Chokehold

Use of pepper spray

The use of a baton or nightstick, or taser

Abuse of Authority: Misrepresenting power of influence to gain compliance

Searches of vehicles and residencies

Refusal to provide name and shield number

Threatening to call ICE

Forcible removal to a hospital

Sexual Misconduct

Body worn camera misuse

Racial Profiling and Bias-Based Policing

Discourtesy: Speaking, gesturing or behaving rudely

Foul language

Use of profanity

Discourteous conduct such as gestures or actions

Offensive Language: Using verbally offensive speech

Racial and religious speech

Language that inappropriately refers to race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability

Untruthful Statements: Making an intentionally an untrue statement to the public or to the CCRB during an investigation

Intentionally false, misleading or inaccurate statements made to a CCRB investigator during an investigation

Intentionally false statements made to civilians on police paperwork or in official proceedings

Intentionally false statements made in court proceedings

Intentionally falsified police report

The CCRB is currently experiencing a record-high number of complaints. Due to this trend and ongoing budget constraints, effective January 1, 2024, the CCRB suspended investigating the following allegations to maintain investigation quality:

Failure to provide officers' business cards pursuant to the Right to Know Act (RTKA) with no other allegations;

Refusal to provide name or shield number with no other allegations;

Discourteous words or actions with no other allegations;

Threats with no action with no other allegations;

Refusal to process a civilian complaint with no other allegations;

Property seizures with no other allegations;

Forcible removal to hospital with no other allegations;

Untruthful statements with no other allegations;

Any complaint that has only the above referenced allegations.

The CCRB will resume investigating these cases as soon as the city allocates sufficient funding to do so.