Public Safety & Policing

Undergo a truth and reconciliation process with agency partners, local communities, and employees to examine how DCP practices, policies, and operations may have contributed to inequality and structural racism both internally and in the communities we serve

Focus: Agency staff / employees

Prevent excessive or inappropriate uses of force and support de- escalation of conflict so that force does not become necessary

Focus: General

Ensure staff and those in custody remain safe from violence and resulting injury so that no one is further marginalized and can ultimately thrive

Focus: People in custody / justice-involved; Agency staff / employees; Underserved communities

Assess and evaluate implementation of accommodations and programs/program changes to continue to enhance safety, dignity, and care for TGNCNBI population, and reduce instances of violence

Focus: LGBTQ+

Ensure that equity is embedded in enforcement practices and associated policies to support dismantling systemic and structural racism and bias

Focus: General

In collaboration with the State, work to update antiquated public assistance benefit policies and benefit levels to help reduce household poverty, eliminate racial disparities in economic security, and bring clients closer to the NYC True Cost of Living

Focus: Low-income New Yorkers

Pursue structural reform to rectify policies that have consistently been harmful to the socio-economic mobility of Veterans, including Veterans of color

Focus: Veterans

Collaborate with city agencies on expanding the co-creation of tailored, comprehensive community safety and crime prevention plans with residents and relevant city agencies in neighborhoods disproportionately impacted by enforcement and violence

Focus: General

Integrate a racial equity lens in all policy and legislation efforts to uncover and address structural inequities in the criminal justice system

Focus: General

Quantify, track, and analyze racial disparities in stops, frisks, and searches to reduce those disparities.

Focus: General

Increase the representation of underrepresented groups in specialized units across the NYPD

Focus: General

Develop and implement pilot community policing initiatives in selected TRIE neighborhoods, focusing on prevention and early intervention strategies to address local concerns

Focus: General · TRIE priority neighborhoods

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

Focus: General

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

Focus: General

Upon request, in situations where City Hall policymakers need summons and penalty data to assess and make recommendations regarding equity and enforcement, provide City Hall with such data to the degree the data exists at OATH (as the tribunal, OATH itself does not assess or make recommendations on enforcement policy)

Focus: General

Proactively communicate established policies agencywide to foster a culture of transparency and inclusion

Focus: General