The police department inked a deal with Attorney General Letitia James and police reform groups.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.The NYPD has agreed to overhaul how it responds to protests as part of afiled on Tuesday to resolve lawsuits brought by Attorney General Letitia James, the Legal Aid Society, the New York Civil Liberties Union and individuals who claimed that police violated their rights during citywide Black Lives Matter protests in 2020.
The lawsuits claimed that police used excessive force, made illegal arrests and violated protesters’ First Amendment rights during mostly peaceful demonstrations across the city following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. James and police watchdog agencies have issued scathing reports accusing the department of widespread misconduct during the protests.
The settlement includes reform measures that are meant to improve the way the NYPD responds to civil demonstrations. The agency has agreed to create a new oversight committee that will assess how police act at protests. Police have also agreed to stop using a controversial tactic known as “kettling,” when officers surround protesters and leave them without an escape path before a mass arrest.
Changes to the department’s disciplinary matrix, which provides guidelines for punishment when officer violate NYPD policyAllocations of $1.625 million to the city’s Department of Investigation, which examines the NYPD, $1.45 million to the plaintiffs to help with the oversight committeeThe NYPD and the city’s law department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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