Statement by New York City Comptroller Stringer on Establishing an Online Database for Police Disciplinary Records
June 18, 2020
June 18, 2020
NEW YORK, June 18 -- New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer issued the following news release:
"For too long, NYPD disciplinary records have been shrouded in secrecy. The repeal of Section 50-a was a long-overdue step toward transparency, but the records remain inaccessible to the public behind legal and bureaucratic barriers. That is why I called on both the City Council and the Mayor to implement legislation establishing an open online database for NYPD disciplinary reco . . .
"For too long, NYPD disciplinary records have been shrouded in secrecy. The repeal of Section 50-a was a long-overdue step toward transparency, but the records remain inaccessible to the public behind legal and bureaucratic barriers. That is why I called on both the City Council and the Mayor to implement legislation establishing an open online database for NYPD disciplinary reco . . .