NYPD officers will have to record race of people they question under new police transparency law
Source: Associated Press
NYPD officers will have to record race of people they question under new police transparency law
BY ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE AND PHILIP MARCELO
Updated 6:39 PM EST, January 30, 2024
New York City police officers will be required to record the apparent race, gender and ages of most people they stop for questioning under a law passed Tuesday by the City Council, which overrode a veto by Mayor Eric Adams.
The issue was thrust into the national spotlight in recent days when NYPD officers pulled over a Black council member without giving him a reason.
The law gives police reform advocates a major win in requiring the nation’s largest police department and its 36,000 officers to document all investigative encounters in a city that once had officers routinely stop and frisk huge numbers of men for weapons — a strategy that took a heavy toll on communities of color.
Since 2001, NYPD officers have been required to document instances in which they have asked someone “accusatory” questions as part of an investigation, detain or search someone or arrest them.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/nyc-police-traffic-stops-eric-adams-crime-8aa39ec1e7283d160a14f7587d74983e
