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Inspector General for the NYPD
The Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD
DOI's Office of the Inspector General for the New York City Police Department (OIG-NYPD) is independent of the NYPD and charged with investigating, reviewing, studying, auditing and making recommendations relating to the operations, policies, programs and practices of the New York City Police Department (NYPD).
The OIG-NYPD's mission is to:
- Enhance the effectiveness of the police department;
- Increase public safety;
- Protect civil liberties and civil rights; and
- Increase the public's confidence in the police force, thus building stronger
police-community relations.
Read the authorizing language of Local Law 70 that created the OIG-NYPD within the New York City Department of Investigation (DOI), which is now part of Chapter 34 of the NYC Charter. DOI has highlighted the language that pertains to OIG-NYPD.