Preliminary REP pages 283-293
Plan area: Community Safety, Rights & Accountability
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is committed to public safety for all New Yorkers. NYPD acknowledges historical patterns of discriminatory policing that have impacted communities of color, and the work required to rebuild trust. NYPD's racial equity goals address use of force policies and data disaggregation, expanding community engagement, diversifying the department's workforce, improving officer training on implicit bias and cultural competency, and expanding alternatives to arrest for low-level offenses.
Enhance the hiring process by removing unnecessary barriers, bringing greater transparency to decisions, and ensuring qualified candidates are not excluded by the system
Population focus: General
Goal ID: NYPD-G01
Analyze diversity levels among bureaus and build a workforce that helps us effectively serve diverse communities represented across the city
Population focus: General
Goal ID: NYPD-G02
Develop and pilot comprehensive training on unconscious bias, race- based trauma, and hate crimes for new hires
Population focus: General
Goal ID: NYPD-G03
Center community voices in the development of an equitable enforcement approach within the NYPD to address systemic issues while fostering trust and collaboration with the communities served
Population focus: General
Goal ID: NYPD-G04
Quantify, track, and analyze racial disparities in stops, frisks, and searches to reduce those disparities.
Population focus: General
Goal ID: NYPD-G05
Increase the representation of underrepresented groups in specialized units across the NYPD
Population focus: General
Goal ID: NYPD-G06
Train all recruits using scenario-based training focusing on identifying unconscious bias, race-based trauma, and hate crimes to foster mutual respect, enhance trust, and ensure that all community members are treated with dignity and understanding
Population focus: General
Goal ID: NYPD-G07
Develop and implement pilot community policing initiatives in selected TRIE neighborhoods, focusing on prevention and early intervention strategies to address local concerns
Population focus: General
Geographic focus: TRIE priority neighborhoods
Goal ID: NYPD-G08
Collaborate with relevant city agencies/offices on expanding co-creation of tailored, comprehensive community safety and crime prevention plans with residents in neighborhoods disproportionately impacted by violence
Population focus: General
Goal ID: NYPD-G09
Create a more representative and inclusive NYPD at all levels through equitable recruitment, retention practices
Population focus: General
Goal ID: NYPD-G10
Leverage virtual reality (VR) technology to deepen recruits’ understanding of apparent racial profiling, interactions with law enforcement from the perspective of a person of color, and scenarios that highlight unconscious bias to improve equitable policing practices
Population focus: Children & families
Goal ID: NYPD-G11
Fully integrate equity principles into every aspect of NYPD operations and culture, creating a fair and just policing environment that builds trust with all communities served
Population focus: General
Goal ID: NYPD-G12
