Changes include installing a civilian representative in department and removing a report from police website that critics said made ‘sweeping generalizations’
The recent York police department on Thursday reached a settlement over its controversial Muslim surveillance program,and agreed to a series of reforms related to criminal investigations.
The reforms agreed to by the NYPD include installing a civilian representative in the police department to act as a check on its actions, ending open-ended investigations by introducing a time limit and removing a report from the NYPD website that critics said made “sweeping generalizations” that could lead to religious and racial profiling. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com