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...YORK: William Bratton, the highly visible New York police chief, resigned Tuesday amid speculation that the city wasn't big enough for him and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. The police commissioner gained national prominence for cutting crime rates in the city and applying corporate managment techniques to the New York City police department. "I am leaving an organization I have come to love dearly," Bratton said at a City Hall news conference. Giuliani dismissed allegations that Bratton's departure was related to an ego problem between the two men. Instead, Guiliani called Bratton's tenure "exceptional" and a "turning point...
COLOR PHOTO: MARK PETERSON--SABA FOR TIME NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION: The commissioner, visiting a Manhattan station house, wants an additional 10% drop in crime [William Bratton and others...
...what some rank-and-file cops refer to as "Bratton taking the cuffs off us" has increased force, abuse and discourtesy complaints to the Civilian Complaint Review Board 30%. Many of the complaints have never been investigated by the CCRB and are impossible to evaluate. Still, some New Yorkers fear the N.Y.P.D.'s new swagger. "A lot of people aren't comfortable with this style," says Kelly. "It goes to the question of what kind of policing we want in America. You can probably shut down just about all crime, if you're willing to burn down the village...
Asked about persistent rumors that he'll soon jump ship, Bratton says even if he stays only another year, "that's enough time to consolidate our gains, so that long after I'm gone, my successors won't retreat." As for Kelly's burning-village imagery, Giuliani and Bratton dismiss such talk as sour grapes, pointing to the benefits of reduced crime being enjoyed by those hardest hit by it: Latinos and African Americans in the poorest parts of New York City. "The crime reduction has been across the board, in every neighborhood," says Bratton. That means four fewer people...
COLOR PHOTO: MARK PETERSON--SABA FOR TIME THE BEAT GOES ON: Despite Bratton's tough policies, some community patrol officers, like John Cayenne of Brooklyn's 77th Precinct, still have a soft touch [Police officer John Cayenne with children...