LIU ON POSSIBILITY OF MONITOR FOR NYPD

NEW YORK, N.Y. – City Comptroller John C. Liu stated the following today on reports of the Department of Justice’s recommendation for an independent monitor for the NYPD:

“The possibility of an independent monitor for the NYPD’s stop and frisk program should be a sobering wake-up call for Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Kelly. Stop and frisk is out of control, has split communities from the police, and may be contributing to significantly higher claim costs. Simply abolishing stop and frisk would alleviate concerns about management of the NYPD. In its place, the NYPD should embrace community policing, especially the proven strategy of focused deterrence.”

Background:

Liu Statement on Proposed Reforms to Stop and Frisk, May 2012: http://www.comptroller.nyc.gov/press/2012_releases/pr12-05-059.shtm

Liu: New Claims Against Police Keep Rising, June 2013: http://www.comptroller.nyc.gov/press/2013_releases/pr13-06-078.shtm

Comptroller Hosts Stop & Frisk Town Hall – Queens March 13, 2013: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZISl655_cw

Comptroller Liu Hosts Stop & Frisk Town Hall – Bronx, March 18, 2013: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKh9mG3CfIk

Press Release.