NYPD Unveils New Guidelines for Officer Discipline

NYPD on Aug. 31 rolled out a draft of new disciplinary guidelines following a review of the department’s disciplinary process.
NYPD Unveils New Guidelines for Officer Discipline
A police officer in a file photograph in New York. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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The New York Police Department (NYPD) on Aug. 31 rolled out a draft of new disciplinary guidelines following a review of the department’s disciplinary process.
The updated disciplinary guidelines (pdf) for the nation’s largest police force offer a more formal structure than before, and reportedly took over a year to develop. Described by lawmakers as a “disciplinary matrix,” they aim to make discipline rules within the department more transparent and less arbitrary.
Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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