The secret files

Bill de Blasio the NYPD and the broken promises of police reform
Michael Hayes
Book - 2022

In 2018, reporter Michael Hayes uncovered a major story about how the NYPD was not only turning a blind eye to police misconduct, but also allowing hundreds of officers with severe misconduct charges to remain on the force. In the aftermath of that story, then-Mayor Bill de Blasio attempted to reform the department only to abandon his plans. While de Blasio may have suffered a political setback, it's New Yorkers who are the true victims of this failure to deliver accountability and transparency. The state has a law that specifically prevents the public from learning about concealed police records. New Yorkers are increasingly distrustful of the police after witnessing their loved ones being targeted, brutalized, and murdered with near impunity. Hayes takes readers inside decades of police corruption and controversial laws, chronicling the stories of the families and activists who have had enough. He makes a compelling case for the limits of reform in the aftermath of the major Black Lives Matter rallies following the murder of George Floyd and growing calls to defund the police."--

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Main Author: Hayes, Michael (Journalist) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Miami Beach, FL : Kingston Imperial, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
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505 0 |a The assassination of officers Wenjian Liu and Rafeal Ramos -- Police unions and a history of tension -- Bill de Blasio and a new era of broken windows policing -- "Not a big deal. We were effecting a lawful arrest": the police killing of Eric Garner -- "They killed Marley!": the police killing of Bronx teenager Ramarley Graham -- Who was Officer Daniel Pantaleo?" the fight over Civil Rights Law 50-a -- "He's stabbing me! Shoot him!": the police killing of Mohamed Bah -- Three shots in East New York: the police killing of Delrawn Small -- A legal saga for families: the trials of Ramarley Graham, Mohamed Bah and Delrawn Small's killers -- "Anything besides an empty hand there, I'm shooting him.": How the cops who killed Migeul Richards were protected -- The NYPD files stashed at the library: two civil rights advocates and thousands of secret police disciplinary records -- Pantaleo on trial: the long awaited disciplinary decision -- Melee in Mott Haven: a new wave of protests and a brutal crackdown by the NYPD -- The end of the police secrecy law: repealing Civil Rights Law 50-a -- The fight for justice after the George Floyd protests -- The election of Mayor Eric Adams: a new administration moves away from police accountability -- How an era of fighting ended in disappointment for the families of loved ones killed by the NYPD. 
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