New York Attorney General Letitia James recommended that New York City's mayor give up sole control over the city police commissioner's hiring, in a preliminary report released on Wednesday on her investigation into the policing of recent protests.
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James recommended that New York City’s mayor give up sole control over the city police commissioner’s hiring, in a preliminary report released on Wednesday on her investigation into the policing of recent protests.
She urged the creation of a commission with representatives from the mayor, City Council, public advocate and comptroller who would oversee hiring and promotion of senior New York Police Department officials. The commission would have final say on the department’s budget and officer discipline. In a call with reporters, James said she could not impose her recommendations, but said protesters against police violence who have rallied in the city’s streets for more than a month could compel the mayor to consider adopting them.
“I don’t know if we were tasked with the ability to judge the police,” James told reporters. “We were tasked with the responsibility of looking at the interactions between police and protesters.”
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