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Briefing on Police Practices and Civil Rights
in New York City
May 26, 1999
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The briefing consisted of the following sections:
 Chairperson Berry (right) and Vice Chairperson Reynoso (left) |
OPENING (click here to view) Opening Statement: Hon. Mary Frances Berry Chairperson, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Statement of Rules: Hon. Cruz Reynoso Vice Chairperson, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Welcome/Remarks: M.D. (Lita) Taracido Chairperson, New York State Advisory Committee |
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 Mayor Rudolph Giuliani |
Leadership of New York City (click here to view) Hon. Rudolph W. Giuliani Mayor, New York City |
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 Panelist Dennis Walcott delivering his opening statement to the Commission |
Police Standards of Conduct and
Monitoring Systems (click here to view) PANEL ONE: - Dennis Walcott - President, New York Urban League - Norman Siegel - Executive Director, New York Civil Liberties Union - Dr. Calvin Butts - President, Greater Council of Churches - Margaret Fung - Executive Director, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund |
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 Panelist Katherine Lapp delivering her opening statement to the Commission |
Police Standards of Conduct and
Monitoring Systems (click here to view) PANEL TWO: - Howard Safir - Police Commissioner, New York City Police Department - Frank H. Wohl - Chair, Civilian Complaint Review Board - James "Doc" Savage - President, Patrolmen's Benevolent Association - Katherine Lapp - Director, Criminal Justice, and Commissioner, Criminal Justice Services, State of New York |
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 Panelist Eliot Spitzer responding to questions |
Oversight Investigations of Police
Practices in New York City (click here to view) PANEL ONE: - Eliot Spitzer - New York State Attorney General |
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 Panelist Mark Green |
Oversight Investigations of Police
Practices in New York City (click here to view) PANEL TWO: - Mark Green - Public Advocate for the City of New York |
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 Panelist Sgt. Anthony Miranda (seated at left) testifying to the Commission |
NYPD and Racial, Ethnic and Immigrant
Communities (click here to view) PANEL ONE: - Sgt. Anthony Miranda - President, Latino Officers Association - Det. Jacqueline Parris - President, the NYPD Guardians - Lt. Eric Adams - 100 Blacks in Enforcement Who Care |
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 Panelist Howie Katz  Panelist Rev. Al Sharpton preparing to testify |
NYPD and Racial, Ethnic and Immigrant
Communities (click here to view) PANEL TWO: - Howie Katz - Acting Director, New York Regional Office, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith - Hyuan Lee - Program Director, Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence - Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez - President, Hispanic Federation - Rev. Al Sharpton - President, National Action Network |
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 Citizens swearing in prior to their testimony |
Public Session PART ONE: (click here to view) PART TWO: (click here to view) PART THREE: (click here to view) |
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