Controversy Over NYPD 'Bad Cop List'
It's alleged that prosecutors across New York City have been using a controversial 'bad cop list' for some time, a secret spreadsheet that's used to identify cops who might have trouble on the witness stand because of past misconduct and other issues (being arrested, sued etc).
Lawyers have alleged that some police had been referred to prosecutors as being on a 'naughty list'; those who had been flagged for adverse credibility findings. It's alleged that this list includes details of past false statements, possible information that might relate to pending investigations, and criminal convictions if any.
Critics of the list are asking what criteria is involved and whether or not this information has been passed onto Internal Affairs, is this their attempt to silence problems, keep track of it though and fail to prosecute people?
Keeping track of lies, misconduct, and abuse, shouldn't be considered "anti-cop activity", it's those who have a respect for the integrity of the force and job that's being done, who will seek to ensure that any corruption is rooted out so as to reduce risk to the community that they're attempting to work with.
According to the NYPD, for years now they've been working with prosecutors to identify any judicial adverse credibility finding that relates to police officer testimony.
It's alleged that DA officers in several jurisdictions currently maintain internal databases that help them to identify these “bad cops” that they're looking to uncover and keep track of.
Now, a Manhattan Supreme Court fight has resulted over the issue which was launched by a former prosecutor from Manhattan; he's looking to allegedly obtain a copy of that “bad list” from the DA.
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The failure of “good cops” (oxymoron?), to stop the crimes of bad cops is the reason people like me believe there are no good cops. If they want to deal with the “public perception problem” they need to start here.
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Well, nearly every large employer in the world keeps some sort of behavioral records. Police are public servants, and so that list, if anything, should be made public for all to see.
Police officers home addresses should also be public information, to force them to behave in a fashion that prevents retaliation.