Police misconduct: What do your elected officials think?

Background:

Rice is Nassau County's chief prosecutor, with wide-ranging powers to investigate corruption and criminal misconduct by police.

Rice began her career as a prosecutor with the Brooklyn district attorney's office in 1992. She became an assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice's Philadelphia office in 1999. In 2005, she became the first woman elected to be Nassau district attorney. This year Rice prosecuted Nassau police officers for misconduct in their handling of the case against a burglary suspect who was the son of a police benefactor. Rice currently co-chairs the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, which Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo formed in July 2013 to examine corruption in state government, political campaigns and elections.

Questions:

Police officers have remained on the job after shooting innocent people, falsifying police reports, lying under oath and committing other misconduct.

Is there a need for increased oversight of law enforcement?

Yes

Lawmakers with Nassau’s and Suffolk’s Public Safety Committees have not publicly discussed police misconduct since 2007.

Should the Nassau/Suffolk Public Safety Committee hold public hearings on police misconduct when issues arise?

Yes

New York City has a civilian review board that independently reviews complaints of police misconduct.

Should Nassau/Suffolk create a civilian review board?

Yes

Her comments:

Rice did not provide any comments.