Bill Bratton Tapped as NYPD Commissioner
CITY HALL — Former Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, who helped the city greatly reduce crime under then-mayor Rudy Giuliani, set forth a sweeping vision for the NYPD's "new era" under his leadership during a press conference announcing his appointment Thursday.
With a beaming Bill de Blasio by his side, Bratton, whose time at the helm of the NYPD included the introduction of CompStat, the use of real-time computerized crime data that targets criminal activity and holds supervisors accountable for addressing it, vowed to heal rifts between the city's minority community and the NYPD.
"We have a situation in this city at this time that is so unfortunate," Bratton said at the press conference held at the Red Hook Justice Center, where both he and de Blasio took aim at the outgoing administration's overuse of stop-and-frisk. "Stop-and-frisk is essential to every police department in America and it is also essential that it be done constitutionally.
"In this city, I want every New Yorker to talk about their police, my police, with respect and with confidence that they are going to be respected in turn," Bratton added. "If we get it right, if we make the city safe, if we do it in a way that the public trusts us, then the benefits of that are extraordinary ... If we can get it right here, this is, in many respects, a beacon that can light the rest of the world."
De Blasio hailed Bratton with putting in place innovative strategies — including CompStat. The approach helped send crime tumbling from historic highs and has been copied around the nation and the world.
"CompStat changed the game forever for showing what technology could do. It was the game changer in terms of policing in this city," de Blasio said.
Following his run at the NYPD, Bratton headed to the Los Angeles Police Department, where he helped "heal the wounds" between that police department and a community still reeling from the Rodney King beating and other police abuses.
"In a place where you would've thought it would've taken decades to heal some of the wounds, Bill Bratton to a very large degree, achieved it in seven years time," de Blasio said.
Bratton, who currently lives in New York and runs the Bratton Group, a consulting firm, hailed his wife, Rikki Klieman, an attorney and television personality, for supporting him in accepting the job.
"We are giving up an awful lot to respond to this challenge," he said. "It could not have happened without her support."
Bratton's main competition for the job were NYPD Chief of Department Philip Banks III, a 26-year veteran whose rise to the highest uniformed position in the department gave many insiders the impression that he was being groomed for Kelly's seat, as well as First Deputy Commissioner Rafael Pineiro.
With a beaming Bill de Blasio by his side, Bratton, whose time at the helm of the NYPD included the introduction of CompStat, the use of real-time computerized crime data that targets criminal activity and holds supervisors accountable for addressing it, vowed to heal rifts between the city's minority community and the NYPD.
"We have a situation in this city at this time that is so unfortunate," Bratton said at the press conference held at the Red Hook Justice Center, where both he and de Blasio took aim at the outgoing administration's overuse of stop-and-frisk. "Stop-and-frisk is essential to every police department in America and it is also essential that it be done constitutionally.
"In this city, I want every New Yorker to talk about their police, my police, with respect and with confidence that they are going to be respected in turn," Bratton added. "If we get it right, if we make the city safe, if we do it in a way that the public trusts us, then the benefits of that are extraordinary ... If we can get it right here, this is, in many respects, a beacon that can light the rest of the world."
De Blasio hailed Bratton with putting in place innovative strategies — including CompStat. The approach helped send crime tumbling from historic highs and has been copied around the nation and the world.
"CompStat changed the game forever for showing what technology could do. It was the game changer in terms of policing in this city," de Blasio said.
Following his run at the NYPD, Bratton headed to the Los Angeles Police Department, where he helped "heal the wounds" between that police department and a community still reeling from the Rodney King beating and other police abuses.
"In a place where you would've thought it would've taken decades to heal some of the wounds, Bill Bratton to a very large degree, achieved it in seven years time," de Blasio said.
Bratton, who currently lives in New York and runs the Bratton Group, a consulting firm, hailed his wife, Rikki Klieman, an attorney and television personality, for supporting him in accepting the job.
"We are giving up an awful lot to respond to this challenge," he said. "It could not have happened without her support."
Bratton's main competition for the job were NYPD Chief of Department Philip Banks III, a 26-year veteran whose rise to the highest uniformed position in the department gave many insiders the impression that he was being groomed for Kelly's seat, as well as First Deputy Commissioner Rafael Pineiro.
Bill Bratton holds a copy of "Your Police"--a children's book he said inspired his early desire to become ...
CITY HALL — Former Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, who helped the city greatly reduce crime under then-mayor Rudy Giuliani, set forth a sweeping vision for the NYPD's "new era" under his leadership during a press conference announcing his appointment Thursday.
With a beaming Bill de Blasio by his side, Bratton, whose time at the helm of the NYPD included the introduction of CompStat, the use of real-time computerized crime data that targets criminal activity and holds supervisors accountable for addressing it, vowed to heal rifts between the city's minority community and the NYPD.
"We have a situation in this city at this time that is so unfortunate," Bratton said at the press conference held at the Red Hook Justice Center, where both he and de Blasio took aim at the outgoing administration's overuse of stop-and-frisk. "Stop-and-frisk is essential to every police department in America and it is also essential that it be done constitutionally.
"In this city, I want every New Yorker to talk about their police, my police, with respect and with confidence that they are going to be respected in turn," Bratton added. "If we get it right, if we make the city safe, if we do it in a way that the public trusts us, then the benefits of that are extraordinary ... If we can get it right here, this is, in many respects, a beacon that can light the rest of the world."
De Blasio hailed Bratton with putting in place innovative strategies — including CompStat. The approach helped send crime tumbling from historic highs and has been copied around the nation and the world.
"CompStat changed the game forever for showing what technology could do. It was the game changer in terms of policing in this city," de Blasio said.
Following his run at the NYPD, Bratton headed to the Los Angeles Police Department, where he helped "heal the wounds" between that police department and a community still reeling from the Rodney King beating and other police abuses.
"In a place where you would've thought it would've taken decades to heal some of the wounds, Bill Bratton to a very large degree, achieved it in seven years time," de Blasio said.
Bratton, who currently lives in New York and runs the Bratton Group, a consulting firm, hailed his wife, Rikki Klieman, an attorney and television personality, for supporting him in accepting the job.
"We are giving up an awful lot to respond to this challenge," he said. "It could not have happened without her support."
Bratton's main competition for the job were NYPD Chief of Department Philip Banks III, a 26-year veteran whose rise to the highest uniformed position in the department gave many insiders the impression that he was being groomed for Kelly's seat, as well as First Deputy Commissioner Rafael Pineiro.
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