Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark Peters on Friday appointed Philip Eure to become the first-ever Inspector General to oversee the New York City Police Department.
Eure, 52, served in a similar capacity in Washington, DC as the Executive Director of the Office of Police Complaints.
During his introduction, he said his office will be taking a look at department policy, not necessarily individual instances of police misconduct.
“The NYPD IG will not be redundant. It will, however, fill a void examining the police department’s practices in a comprehensive and independent way, identifying issues of concern and proposing reforms that add to the ongoing efforts to build a stronger relationship between New Yorkers and their police force,” Eure said.
The City Council passed a law last year creating the Inspector General position in the wake of a judge’s ruling on the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practices.
The law was passed over Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s veto and vocal opposition from police unions.
Mayor Bill de Blasio supported the law and made changing stop-and-frisk a central issue of his campaign.
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