A Checklist for Reforming the NYPD

After several of its members met with incoming NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton last week, Communities United for Police Reform issued a report Monday recommending what New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio do with his first 100 days in office. The document, titled "Safety and Civil Rights for All New Yorkers," is as much a reminder as a recommendation: Bill de Blasio said he would change the NYPD, and this is how we think he should do it. Here's the Cliff Notes version of what Communities United for Police Reform would like to see from de Blasio's first 100 days:

Seeing as Bratton left last week's meeting with CPR members under the impression that "a number" of reformers "feel that their issues weren't addressed," it's unlikely we'll see the NYPD implement all of these recommendations. Whether the NYPD becomes a radically different police force is only part of the story. With the release of this document, CPR has taken de Blasio's promises of reform and fleshed them out. If the mayor-elect thinks these recommendations are off base, or not in keeping with what he talked about on the campaign trail, I suspect we'll soon find out.