The New York City Police Department (NYPD),officially the City of New York Police Department,is the primary law enforcement agency within New York City. Established on May 23,1845,the NYPD is the largest,and one of the oldest,municipal police departments in the United States.
Sexual misconduct is misconduct of a sexual nature which exists on a spectrum that may include a broad range of sexual behaviors considered unwelcome. This includes conduct considered inappropriate on an individual or societal basis of morality,sexual harassment and/or criminal sexual assault.
Law Enforcement Exploring,commonly referred to as Police Explorers or Police Scouts,is an American vocational education program that allows youth to explore a career in law enforcement by working with local law enforcement agencies. Founded on July 12,1973,it is one of the Exploring programs from Learning for Life,a non-Scouting affiliate of the Boy Scouts of America. The program is generally available to qualified young adults who graduated 8th grade and are ages 14 through 21. Since its founding,adults mentors from the program have faced nearly than 200 allegations of abuse or misconduct.
Police misconduct is inappropriate conduct and illegal actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties. Types of misconduct include among others:sexual offences,coerced false confession,intimidation,false arrest,false imprisonment,falsification of evidence,spoliation of evidence,police perjury,witness tampering,police brutality,police corruption,racial profiling,unwarranted surveillance,unwarranted searches,and unwarranted seizure of property.
Philip Nobile is an American freelance writer,journalist,historian,teacher,and social critic/commentator. He has written or edited several books,published investigative journalism in leading newspapers and journals,and taught at the Cobble Hill School of American Studies,a public school in Brooklyn.
The NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) is a civilian oversight agency with jurisdiction over the New York City Police Department (NYPD),the largest police force in the United States. A board of the Government of New York City,the CCRB is tasked with investigating,mediating and prosecuting complaints of misconduct on the part of the NYPD. Its regulations are compiled in Title 38-A of the New York City Rules.
The Commission to Investigate Alleged Police Corruption was a five-member panel formed in May 1970 by Mayor John V. Lindsay to investigate corruption and misconduct within the New York City Police Department (NYPD). The creation of the Commission was largely a result of publicized accounts of police wrongdoing,as revealed by Patrolman Frank Serpico and Sergeant David Durk. Lindsay's action was also prompted by a front-page exposéin The New York Times on April 25,1970 that documented a vast scheme of illicit payments to police officers from businessmen,gamblers and narcotics dealers. In its final report,the Commission concluded that the NYPD had widespread corruption problems,and made a series of recommendations.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is structured into numerous bureaus and units. As a whole,the NYPD is headed by the Police Commissioner,a civilian administrator appointed by the Mayor,with the senior sworn uniformed officer of the service titled "Chief of Department". The Police Commissioner appoints the First Deputy Commissioner as the department's second-in-command and the Chief of Department as the department's highest ranking uniformed officer. The commissioner also appoints a number of deputy and assistant commissioners who do not have operational command and are solely for support and administrative function. The department is divided into twenty bureaus,six of which are enforcement bureaus. Each enforcement bureau is further subdivided into sections,divisions,and units,and into patrol boroughs,precincts,and detective squads. Each bureau is commanded by a bureau chief. There are also a number of specialized units that are not part of any of the bureaus and report to the Chief of the Department.
Throughout the history of the New York City Police Department,numerous instances of corruption,misconduct,and other allegations of such,have occurred. Over 12,000 cases resulted in lawsuit settlements totaling over $400 million during a five-year period ending in 2014. In 2019,misconduct lawsuits cost the taxpayer $68,688,423,a 76 percent increase over the previous year,including about $10 million paid out to two exonerated individuals who had been falsely convicted and imprisoned.
The Detective Bureau is one of 14 bureaus within the New York City Police Department and is headed by the three-star Chief of Detectives. The Detective Squad was formed in 1857 with the Detective Bureau later formed in 1882.
General Jonathan Holbert Vance is a retired Canadian Forces officer who served as a general in the Canadian Army. Vance was the chief of the Defence Staff from 2015 to 2021.
Dorset &Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is a statutory emergency fire and rescue service covering the local authority areas of Wiltshire,Swindon,Dorset and Bournemouth,Christchurch and Poole in England.
The New York Police Department's Strategic Response Group (SRG) is a unit of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) formed in 2015 for all counter-terrorism and the policing of political protests.
In October 2017,The New York Times and The New Yorker reported that dozens of women had accused the American film producer Harvey Weinstein of rape,sexual assault and sexual abuse over a period of at least 30 years. Over 80 women in the film industry eventually accused Weinstein of such acts. Weinstein himself denied "any non-consensual sex". Shortly after,he was dismissed from The Weinstein Company (TWC),expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and other professional associations,and retired from public view.
#MeToo is a social movement and awareness campaign against sexual abuse,sexual harassment and rape culture,in which women publicize their experiences of sexual abuse or sexual harassment. The phrase "Me Too" was initially used in this context on social media in 2006,on Myspace,by sexual assault survivor and activist Tarana Burke. The hashtag #MeToo was used starting in 2017 as a way to draw attention to the magnitude of the problem. "Me Too" is meant to empower those who have been sexually assaulted through empathy,solidarity and strength in numbers,by visibly demonstrating how many have experienced sexual assault and harassment,especially in the workplace.
The 2017–18 United States political sexual scandals saw a heightened period of allegations of sexual misconduct,harassment and assault,and resulted in the subsequent firings and resignations of American politicians. Some of the allegations are linked to the aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases starting in October 2017 amid the wider MeToo movement.
100 Blacks In Law Enforcement Who Care is an American New York City-based advocacy group which focuses on fighting injustices between the African American community and their interactions with the New York City Police Department (NYPD). This internal relations advocacy group speaks out against police brutality,racial profiling and police misconduct. They are composed of active duty and retired employees from within the department. They also support the black community with financial,educational and legal support.
Dermot Francis Shea is a retired American police officer who was the 44th New York City Police Commissioner. He assumed the position on December 1,2019,and was sworn in by Mayor Bill de Blasio in a public ceremony on December 2.
Edward A. Caban is an American police officer who served as the New York City Police Commissioner from 2023 to 2024,having been appointed by Mayor Eric Adams,and resigning amidst federal corruption investigations into the Eric Adams administration. He was the first Latino to serve as Commissioner of the NYPD.
John M. Chell is an American law enforcement officer currently serving as the chief of department for the New York City Police Department (NYPD),the highest-ranking uniformed position in the department since 2024. He has held various leadership roles within the NYPD,including chief of patrol,and has been involved in public safety operations,media relations,and departmental controversies.
