De Blasio, Bratton unveil ‘cutting-edge’ NYPD training program
New techniques to strengthen ties with community, in wake of Eric Garner outcry
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Police Commissioner William Bratton and other NYPD officials on Thursday unveiled a new, comprehensive three-day training program for recruits, current police officers and supervisors.
The new program is part of a series of reforms to strengthen relations between the NYPD and the community in the wake of public outcry over the death of Eric Garner after a confrontation with a police officer in Staten Island, and other highly-publicized confrontations involving police nationwide.
“Fundamental questions are being asked and rightfully so,” de Blasio said.