Tag: CCRB
According to a leaked report, the NYPD can’t stop choking people. The Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) has been re-evaluating the prohibited chokehold practice after an officer used it on Eric Garner during a minor crime arrest. Garner’s death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner. The CCRB report is incomplete, but its findings are clear. The NYPD has had 1,128 complaints […]
A quarter of complaints against NYPD officers by the Civilian Complaint Review Board have been dismissed without any repercussions for officers, according to the New York Times. The CCRB is the main recourse for those who wish to challenge police conduct, and the process of getting a complaint through their system can be long and complicated. In […]
