Florence Finkle

Law enforcement accountability consultant. Die-hard New Yorker.

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It's about time.

Federal Prosecutor Urges Takeover of Rikers Island https://t.co/Vhlz8muvvn

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@TownsendSarena Reducing educational requirements and cutting training time in half is truly the real reform @CorrectionNYC needs.

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New Rikers Island, NYC jail officers don't need college credit https://t.co/BhWv77B0ju I'm guessing this does not end well.

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@TownsendSarena Lazy and/or corrupt cronies that @CorrectionNYC unions support don’t make effective chiefs of internal investigations and discipline. Power to women with integrity!

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Because the answer to @corrrectionNYC's systemic problems is to make officers less rather than more accountable for misconduct. Not. https://t.co/aMU6ZHLe7b

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@MargoFrasier Fantastic!!!!!!!

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@infatuation How is Pearl’s Oyster Bar not on this list?

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Concealment of violence @correctionNYC is nothing new. Ten years ago, we proposed revisions that would have improved the reporting system. The @correctionNYC dropped the initiative when commish realized it would increase the number of violent incidents.
https://t.co/rnbBm6NhSK

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I'm shocked, shocked to learn that @CorrectionNYC would tout falsified data. https://t.co/2lJAJd2c1x

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@NBCOlympics @TeamUSA @USA_Network @peacockTV Worst @NBCOlympics feature? Bragging about live coverage and then muting commentators and shrinking the live action so you can play ads on 1/2 of the screen. Please just let stop.

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Excellent examination of labor contracts and union intransigence that handcuff @CorrectionNYC commissioners and inhibit reform. Up to @NYCMayorsOffice to address through future contract negotiation. Anyone optimistic?
https://t.co/zY6GQbclv3

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This is a big deal for @CCRB_NYC, and strengthens oversight of @NYPDnews. Now what can @NYCCouncil do to require that NYPD give CCRB direct access to body-worn camera video, which is key to conducting timely and effective investigations?
https://t.co/yOQeHCOG9b via @gothamist

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Six years of federal oversight is no panacea when the subject law enforcement agency--here @CorrectionNYC--lacks basic competence. Under @BilldeBlasio's leadership, DOC is more dysfunctional now than at the beginning of his tenure. https://t.co/A1Rw7IaWMs

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Didn't believe @CorrectionNYC could get worse than when I worked there 2010-14. It has, under the watch of @NYCMayor. Despite having fed court monitor since 2015, reform is impossible without resources and committed and competent management and staff. https://t.co/H4EKINklpc

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Staffing matters. The @CorrectionNYC must hire competent officers and hold accountable those who violate policies. Why did it take months to suspend 21 officers who abused sick time?https://t.co/4ql31XQHWF

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Lots of problems @CorrectionNYC under @NYCMayor, as illuminated by fed monitor, but staffing shortages should not be one of them. Maybe NYC should not sign off on contracts giving officers indefinite sick leave, incentivizing abuse? https://t.co/e9rEdoBByu via @THECITYNY

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@nacole_org has released a first-of-its-kind report that will serve as a critical resource for those wishing to ensure oversight of law enforcement is effective and sustainable. - https://t.co/s9wQjbFPq3

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Thrilled that DC Council introduced a bill codifying
@DC_PRC accountability recommendations: creating a deputy auditor for public safety, making police disciplinary records public, strengthening @DistrictOPC, and reimagining the Police Complaints Board.

[DC Justice Lab @DCJusticeLab]

Check out this new bill, which would codify the accountability and oversight provisions in the @DC_PRC report! Well done, @Blaine_Stum! This is a big deal.

https://t.co/Q4edr5vDnt

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@TheRealDLJacobs This profession is brutal. Individuals with integrity and a backbone become targets, so being enemy #1 means you were doing a great job.

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We give police unique power and, in a democratic society, officers should be answerable to the public. Terrific WAPO article shows the depressing extent to which police, unions, and politicians undermine civilian oversight of law enforcement.
https://t.co/j04P4X1D9F

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For 6 years, @correctionNYC has been under a DOJ consent decree. Has not worked. Lying officers are useless as witnesses. Lying to conceal a crime is a felony and should be prosecuted. Zero tolerance for false statements means officers should be fired. https://t.co/JSmUfQffG0