New York City’s police watchdog agency, which already takes almost two years on average to close misconduct cases, faces a potential budget cut that could further prolong cases against officers accused of bad behavior.
“These protest cases were much more complicated than the average complaint we receive and therefore more time intensive,” board chairman Arva Rice said in an email. “CCRB investigators worked diligently with all the tools at their disposal to clear this backlog and reduce investigation timelines.”
Staffing shortages are especially dire in the CCRB’s Administrative Prosecution Unit, which handles the most serious cases, like killings by police. Members of the unit act as prosecutors, preparing cases and arguing before a judge when the CCRB finds enough evidence to charge an officer with a severe policy violation. Eight positions in the 17-person unit are unfilled.
“It’s critically important that that work get done,” he said. “These are the officers that could hurt someone else or could kill someone else.”
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