The New York City Police Department: The Impact of Its Policies and Practices

228 Pages·2014·10.296 MB·English

by  John Eterno

FORENSICS & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
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The authors in this book are uniquely qualified to discuss and analyze the intricacies of policies
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expert academic covers marijuana arrest policies and their implications on citizens. The impact O
of the NYPD’s development of innovative technology is demonstrated by a recently retired captain R
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THE NEW YORK CITY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Impact of Its Policies and Practices

THE NEW YORK CITY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Impact of Its Policies and Practices
JOHN A. ETERNO
Molloy College
Rockville Centre, New York, USA
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Contents
Acknowledgments vii
About the Editor ix
Contributors xi
1 Introduction 1
JOHN A. ETERNO
2 Unreasonable Suspicion: Youth and Policing in
New York City 5
CHRISTINE S. BARROW AND DELORES JONES- BROWN
3 An Examination of the Constitutional Issues
Related to New York City Police Department
Policing Tactics and Policies 21
CHRISTOPHER SULLIVAN AND KERRY ULMER
4 Evaluating How the NYPD Handles Crime
Victims: Judgments Based on Statistical
Performance Measures 47
ANDREW KARMEN
5 The New Corruption: Overwhelming Evidence
of the NYPD’s Crime Report Manipulation 71
JOHN A. ETERNO AND ELI B. SILVERMAN
6 Marijuana Madness: The Scandal of New York
City’s Racist Marijuana Possession Arrests 117
HARRY G. LEVINE AND LOREN SIEGEL
7 The Rise of Command and Control Protest
Policing in New York 163
ALEX S. VITALE
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8 Impact of Technology on Crime Strategies: Case
Study of the New York Police Department 183
JOSEPH E. PASCARELLA
9 A Grassroots Movement to Change the NYPD 191
ROBERT GANGI
Acknowledgments
My wife, JoAnn, and daughters, Julia and Lauren, are the treasures of my life.
Their love and understanding allow me to accomplish so much.
The contributors to this book are more than authors; they are the men
and women who are willing to speak out—for better or worse. They are brave,
accomplished scholars who have my everlasting respect.
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