Commish: Crackdown coming over NYPD officers conducting unlawful stops

📅 Published: August 21, 2025

📰 Source: newsday_com

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Addressing a morning meeting of the Association for A Better New York, Tisch said the college credit requirement was being trimmed from 60 to 24 credits to make more candidates eligible.

By contrast, many police departments don’t have a college requirement, she said.

In 2023, more than 2,200 potential candidates had to be rejected because they couldn’t meet the college requirement, Tisch said. “We can’t afford to do that any longer,” said Tisch, who acknowledged that the department has been begging to get new applicants for the policing job.

In addition, the calculation for college credits earned for someone going through the six-month police academy course will be increased from 36 to 45 credits, the commissioner said.

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In an effort to get more physically fit officers, the running requirement is being reinstituted as a graduation requirement, Tisch added.

Currently, the NYPD has just under 34,000 officers and is struggling to keep up its headcount in the face of high levels of retirements and resignations.

Newsday reported exclusively in mid-February the department was considering lowering the credit requirement after Tisch said the department was nearing a “staffing crisis. ”
Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York president Patrick Hendry said in a statement tweaking hiring standards won’t stop the way candidates are deciding to join other police departments with better benefits and pay. “Instead of another temporary Band-Aid, New York City needs to look at long-term solutions and incentives that will help us recruit and retain the Finest,” Hendry said.

In her wide-ranging address, Tisch also blasted the current discovery laws in New York State which she said have contributed to high levels of recidivism in the city and prompted some prosecutors to dismiss cases because of tougher deadlines for turning over materials to defense attorneys. 🔗

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