Justice & Public Safety
Loose rules let State Police hand out lax penalties for serious misconduct
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New York State troopers used the badge to settle personal scores and elicit favors. Still, they remained on the job, an investigation found.
Justice & Public Safety
Officer’s bungling of teen rape case led to further abuse
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The investigator, who did not believe the teen, faced little punishment, illustrating the different ways that officers in New York State are disciplined for misconduct.
Justice & Public Safety
‘No arrests’: In New York, some police can drink, drive and avoid charges
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Officers in New York State crashed their official vehicles, hit other motorists and arrived to work reeking of alcohol. And yet, they sometimes evaded criminal punishment, an investigation found.
Justice & Public Safety
How 10,000 police disciplinary records were obtained
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The New York Times and New York Focus gathered thousands of files from around half of New York State’s nearly 500 law enforcement agencies.