Joint Statement from Speaker Adrienne Adams and Public Safety Committee Chair Yusef Salaam on Former Commissioner Caban Reducing Penalties for Officer Misconduct

"New Yorkers need accountability and transparency from the NYPD because building public trust is the key to public safety. For outgoing Commissioner Caban to lessen penalties for police misconduct and abuses on his way out of office, amidst an ongoing federal investigation, is an alarming misuse of power. The Council enacted the creation of a disciplinary matrix with the NYPD to help ensure proper and standardized penalties for misconduct. Yet under this administration, we continue to see the erosion of accountability and safeguards designed to protect New Yorkers. The failure to hold some accountable and reward others for wrongdoing sanctions bad behavior, which only serves to undermine the work of the Department in our communities. Interim Commissioner Donlon must review this decision and reverse it and other recent actions that have diminished the accountability and trust necessary for public safety."