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Complaints Against Jamaica Police Officers Decline by Nearly 50 Percent

By Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska | November 25, 2014 5:06pm
 The number of complaints filed against Jamaica police officers declined by nearly 50 percent this year, police officials said.
The number of complaints filed against Jamaica police officers declined by nearly 50 percent this year, police officials said.
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QUEENS — The number of complaints filed against Jamaica police officers declined by nearly 50 percent this year — due to better training and community policing, officials said.

Through Nov. 9, 27 complaints have been filed with the Civilian Complaint Review Board against officers assigned to the 103rd Precinct, said Deputy Inspector John Cappelmann at a recent community council meeting.

During the same period last year, 50 such complaints had been filed — nearly twice as many as this year.

Cappelmann said the numbers related to police misconduct have fallen in all categories, which include force, abuse of authority, discourtesy and offensive language.

The inspector attributed the drop to the improvement of training procedures. He also said that the recently introduced Partner Officer Program, in which rookie officers engage more often with members of the community, seems to have had a positive impact.

The news comes as the number of assaults on police officers in the 103rd Precinct this year has increased by more than 40 percent, officials said.

In October, a man attacked a group of police officers with a hatchet, and earlier this month another officer was attacked with a crowbar by a burglar in the neighborhood.