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New York, United States

New York City

Oversaw all facets of the Investigations Division and its operations, managing a division consisting of roughly 120 staff members at the largest civilian police oversight agency in the United States. Ensured efficient, thorough, and impartial investigations of allegations of force, abuse of authority, discourtesy, and offensive language made against.

New York City

Recruited, hired, trained and managed day-to-day operations of Investigations Division staff. Led team that substantively revised the Investigations Manual for first time in over 15 years, producing a resource that has been shared with numerous law enforcement bodies and oversight agencies, both domestically and internationally.

New York City

Collaborated with Deputy Executive Director in building new prosecution unit from inception to implementation, the first in the nation of its kind. Established standards and goals, and created new policies and procedures for investigations in support of administrative prosecutions.

New York City

Supervised day-to-day operations of 12-18 person investigative team and provided regular feedback related to evidence collection and assessment, interviews of witnesses and subject officers, recommended allegation dispositions, and closing report revisions. Managed docket consisting of 300 to 400 active cases by using statistical indicators and tracking.

New York City

Provided hands-on mentorship and guidance on progression of investigations and counseled investigators on interviewing technique and evidence gathering procedures. Reviewed case closing reports written by investigators and provided feedback for revision.

New York City

Investigated allegations of police misconduct, including complex and high profile, media-sensitive cases, and made recommendations to the Board for appropriate allegation dispositions based on the Patrol Guide provisions of the NYPD and local, state and federal law. Interviewed civilians and members of NYPD, including those in supervisory ranks from.