Mayor-Elect Eric Adams (D), whose Signature Campaign Issue was Public Safety, is expected to Announce his Police Commissioner, in the coming days. "We want to do some stuff right after Thanksgiving," Adams told Reporters this week. "We're going to acknowledge and announce some of the top positions."
Adams' Pick to Lead the Department, will be Charged with enacting Adams’ Public Safety Agenda, and taking the Reins of a Department that finds itself at a Crossroads.
While it's not yet known who Eric Adams will tap to Lead America's Largest Police Force, he has promised it will be a Woman, a First in the History of the NYPD.
Chief of Department, Juanita Holmes, Chief Judith Harrison, Deputy Chief Donna Jones, and Chief of Transportation Kim Royster, are all being considered. Adams, for his part, has been conducting a Nationwide Search.
Adams is looking in Philadelphia, where Danielle Outlaw currently serves as Police Department Commissioner. Sources say Adams is also seriously considering Carmen Best, the former Chief of Police in Seattle, who Resigned from the Department last year, after the City Council Cut the Police Department's Budget.
Richard Aborn, President of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, said the Next Police Commissioner will have a full plate from the start. He said he believes the Best Candidate will be a mix of Effective Communicator and Qualified Crime Fighter. "It is a monumental appointment and whoever he appoints will have monumental challenges. As an outsider you can bring in a broader range of thinking. You have no institutionalized loyalties or things that you think you have to do, that gives you a bit of a clean slate." Aborn said.
Adams is also getting help from some Seasoned Veterans of the Force, including former Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and Phil Banks, a former NYPD Chief who stepped down in 2014. Phil Banks, is also the Brother of David Banks, who is considered a Heavy Favorite to become Schools Chancellor to the larges School District in the Country.
The Next Commissioner will also be taking over at a time the City is seeing a Sharp Increase in Shootings as the City seeks to bounce back from the Pandemic. There are Four Youth South American Gangs in a War of Territory to Deal with, and Too Many Guns on the Street.
Maria Haberfeld, Professor of Police Science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said the Historical potential of a Woman is Significant and could serve as a Morale Booster for the Department and for Hundreds of Women within the Ranks. "The NYPD is a department that was established in 1845, never had a female commissioner," Haberfield said. "It's a morale issue, people want to see an insider rise to the ranks of commissioner."
Adams, a former Police Captain, has said he is looking for More than just Policing Experience. "It's not just academics, it's about emotional intelligence and compassion and we're going to look at the best talent," Adams said.
With more than 36,000 Officers and 19,000 Civilian Employees, the NYPD dwarfs Seattle and Philly's Departments, creating a learning curve Adams will have to consider. But it might also offer a chance for him to wield Outsized Influence over the City's Top Cop.
Adams has said he expects to make an Announcement after the Thanksgiving Holiday.
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