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Cops In Court: Assessing The Criminal Prosecutions Of Police In Six Major Scandals In The New York City Police Department From 1894 To 1994, Kevin E. Mccarthy
Cops In Court: Assessing The Criminal Prosecutions Of Police In Six Major Scandals In The New York City Police Department From 1894 To 1994, Kevin E. Mccarthy
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From the 1890s to the 1990s, the police department in New York City experienced six major corruption scandals that occurred at approximately twenty-year intervals. These cyclical scandals all involved intense public attention, examination by an outside agency, and a comprehensive report calling for departmental reforms to address corruption issues. The scandals resulted in turnover of police commissioners and political fallout for sitting mayors. Police officers faced transfers, administrative sanctions, dismissals, and forced retirements. Some faced criminal prosecution.
This dissertation examines prosecutions of police in the context of the city’s changing social and political circumstances surrounding the scandals, while recognizing the …