Questionable and illegal police searches resulted in limited discipline for many officers in New York, as the tactic fueled racial discrimination.
The disciplinary records have just recently become public after the 2020 repeal of New York Civil Service Law Section 50a that shielded New York officers’ police discipline from public view.
Police misconduct was veiled in secrecy. Then, police brutality protests led NY to release discipline records. See what we found on police using force.
Tasers and other nonlethal devices are involved in nearly half of police force incidents in NY. See what misconduct records revealed about cases.
Column: Three years after 50-a repeal, we’re still fighting for police records.
More than a dozen officers have misplaced or mishandled their guns in New York since 2000. Many of them faced little to no consequences.
