The page on the NYPD website where links to most of their reports are posted is here
Historical timeline of the New York City Department of Investigation (NYC- DOI)
We have recently digitized all issues of Law Enforcement News (1975-2005), published by John Jay College, which regularly reported on the NYPD.
New York City Police Department corruption and misconduct page on Wikipedia
These subject headings and keywords are useful for searching CUNY+ or WorldCat for works on NYPD Corruption and Oversight
Civil rights -- New York (State) -- New York AND Police
Civilian review boards (Police administration)
Police -- Complaints against -- United States.
Police administration -- New York (State) -- New York -- Evaluation
Police corruption -- New York (State) -- New York.
Police-community relations -- New York (State) -- New York
Police internal investigation -- New York (State) -- New York
Tort liability of police -- United States
Reports from CQ Researcher (CUNY USE ONLY)
Jost, K. (2000, March 17). Policing the police. CQ Researcher, 10, 209-240.
Glazer, S. (1995, November 24). Police corruption. CQ Researcher, 5, 1041-1064.
Worsnop, R. L. (1991, September 6). Police brutality. CQ Researcher, 1, 633-656.
The NYPD Firearms Discharge Assault Reports were created as a response to Department Order SOP 9 (s. 69) - they are produced by the NYPD Police Academy Firearms and Tactics Section. These reports were discussed recently in the NY Times and obtained by the NY-ACLU from the NYPD by FOIL. See also: The Washington Post is compiling a database of every fatal shooting in the United States by a police officer in the line of duty in 2015 and 2016.
John Jay has these reports in paper form from 1986-2009, most of which were acquired as part of the James Fyfe Papers and some from the Louis Anemone Papers and the Philip McGuire Papers. We also have PDF versions available for research purposes upon request. Some are also available from the NYC and NY-ACLU websites. The NYPD aggregated some of the data from these reports 1971-2010 in charts they titled NYPD Shooting Restraint.
1997 Firearms Discharge Assault Report on the NY-ACLU website
1998 Firearms Discharge Assault Report on the NY-ACLU website
1999 Firearms Discharges on the NY-ACLU website
2000 Firearms Discharges on the NY-ACLU website
2001 Firearms Discharge Report on the NY-ACLU website
2002 Firearms Discharge Assault Report on the NY-ACLU website
2003 Firearms Discharge Report on the NY-ACLU website
2004 Firearms Discharge Assault Report on the NY-ACLU website
2005 Firearms Discharge Assault Report on the NY-ACLU website
2006 Firearms Discharge Report on the NY-ACLU website
2007 Annual Firearms Discharge Report on the NYC website
2009 Annual Firearms Discharge Report on the NYC website
2010 Annual Firarms Discharge Report on the NYC website
2011 Annual Firearms Discharge Report on the NYcwebsite
Dr. James Fyfe was a professor at John Jay College and held various positions in the NYPD, and a was specialist in the use of excessive force by Police. Here's a selection of his articles mentioning these reports.
Use of Force. Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement. Ed. Larry E. Sullivan, M. R. Haberfeld, Marie Simonetti Rosen, and Dorothy Moses Schulz. Vol. 1: State and Local. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Reference, 2005. p478-481.
Fyfe, James J. (1981). Who Shoots? A look at officer race and police shooting. Journal Of Police Science & Administration, 9(4), 367-382.
See also:
Evaluation of the New York City Police Department firearm training and firearm-discharge review process. Rand Corporation 2008. Special Collections or Reference - HV8148 .N52 E83 2008 also available as an ebook here and free to everyone
A Report on the Police Pension Fund of the City of New York Submitted to the Aldermanic Committee (New York: JJ Little and Ives Co) is Available in digital copy from the Internet Archive
New York (N.Y.). Board of Aldermen. Special Committee to Investigate the Police Dept.: Report and minutes of investigation of clerical and administrative work performed by uniformed members of the Police Department. (New York, N.Y. : s.n) Special Collections Room - HV 7597 .E3 1914
Seabury investigations [also known as the Hofstadter Committee] 1932
Chaired by State Senator Samuel H. Hofstader and investigation conducted by former Judge Samuel Seabury this commission was formed in response to various reports of scandal and corruption. They exposed corruption in the NYC Magistrate’s Court including conspiracy by judges, attorneys, police and bail bondsmen to extort money from defendants facing trial. A report was issued:
New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division. (1932) The investigation of the Magistrates' courts in the First Judicial Department and the magistrates thereof, and of the attorneys-at-law practicing in said courts: final report of Samuel Seabury, referee. Supreme Court, Appellate Division--First Judicial Department. [This report is available in reprint form, New York: Arno Press, 1974 Stacks - KFX2018.7 .S4 1974
New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division., Seabury, S. (1932). In the matter of the investigation of the Magistrates' courts in the First judicial department and the magistrates thereof, and of attorneys-at-law practicing in said courts: final report. [New York City]: [Lawyers Press, Inc.]. is freely available on HathiTrust Library
The Office of the Inspector General of the NYPD was formed in 2015 and has begun issuing reports and receiving complaints.
One report they issued is: Using data from lawsuits and legal claims involving NYPD to improve policing. A paper copy of this report is also available. Special Collections - HV8148 .N52 N44435 2015b
The Southern District of New York U.S. Court trial Floyd et. al. v NYC found the NYPD rules and practice of Stop, Question and Frisk unconstitutional in 2013. The ruling also mandated the appointment of a NYPD Monitor. The monitor produces reports, also available on the NYPD website and makes many other resources related to training, procedural changes and related topics freely available on their website.
The CCRB states on its website that
"The Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) is an independent city agency, with subpoena power. It is not part of the police department. We handle complaints about four kinds of alleged police misconduct."
CCRB Investigation Manual [10/19/18] is freely available on DocDroid
The CCRB "Data Transparency Project" began in 2016 which provides open data on civilian complaints.
The CCRB regularly publishes reports, which can be found here
A Mutated Rule: Lack of Enforcement in the Face of Persistent Chokehold Complaints in New York City.
2019 In the Matter of the Charges and Specifications against Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo
The CCRB is also on Twitter @CCRB_NYC
The NY-ACLU issues statements and reports on NYPD actions.
Police Abuse: The Need for Civilian Investigation and Oversight Special Collections - HV8148 .N52 N44 1990 is also available digitally
Arresting protest : a special report of the New York Civil Liberties Union of New York City's protest policies at the February 15, 2003 antiwar demonstration in New York City. Special Collections - HV8148 .N52 A77 2003a is also available digitally
Criminalizing the classroom : the over-policing of New York City schools. Special Collections - LB2864.5 .M84 2007a is also available digitally
United States Commission on Civil Rights.: Police practices and civil rights in New York City [Washington, D.C. : U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 2000]. Stacks - HV8148 .N52 U52 2000 also available in digital copy
NYPD response to the draft report of the United States Commission on Civil Rights--Police practices and civil rights in New York City : executive summary. [New York, N.Y. : Police Dept., City of New York, 2000?]. Special Collections - HV8148 .N5 N47 2000a
Reports written by the NYPD arranged by date, newest to oldest
2013 Reasonable suspicion stops: precinct based comparison by stop and suspect description. Stacks - HV8148 .N52 N439 2013a also available online
2002 Michael F. Armstrong, et al. (January 27, 2003) NYPD Review of the Central Park Jogger Case
1996 Reports related to Governor Mario Cuomo's "Safe Streets, Safe City Program" which started in 1991, are available online
1994 Productivity Special Collections - HV 7597 .D3 1994b
1994 Precinct organization: report to the Police Commissioner Special Collections - HV 7597 .D3 1994a
1991 Policing New York City in the 1990s : the strategy for community policing Reference - HV8148 .N52 N45 1991
1990 Report to the Mayor: staffing needs of the New York City Police Department. Reference - HV8148 .N52 N45 1990