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Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and NYPD Commissioner William Bratton at an event last month.
There’s fierce debate over a City Council proposal to decriminalize certain offenses. But this op-ed contends that neither side in the argument is talking about fundamental change to the way the city polices its neighborhoods.
The police department’s embrace of data-driven policing, accelerated by new technology developed by the military and corporate America, is about to take a turn from tracking crime that has occurred to predicting it. What does that mean for civil rights and communities of color?
Op-ed: Recent remarks by the NYPD commissioner to real-estate titans and alongside a retired military commander should concern people who want to see real change at One Police Plaza.
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