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Mamdani orders review of NYPD's use-of-force policies as progressives call for change

ABC News · Oct 12, 1:38 PM CT

ABC News reported that Mayor Zohran Mamdani has ordered the New York Police Department to conduct a sweeping review of how officers use force against civilians.

The same report said that NEW YORK -- Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday ordered the New York Police Department to conduct a sweeping review of how officers use force against civilians, moving to address growing discord among progressives who want the democratic socialist to exert stronger control over the nation's largest police department.

It also noted that In a news release, Mamdani announced a slate of additional police oversight measures that include increased funding for the Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD and policies to increase accountability when officers are accused of misconduct.

The account added that “When the government uses force against a New Yorker, the standard for accountability must be at its highest.

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