Training presentation if theres no questions. I had a question quickly. Did i hear you and the numbers right, 45 graduated from the academy and six how many . 45 graduated on friday night. I dont have exactly the demographics of that class but of the class of 50 that started on monday six of those attendees including a pair of absolutely identical twin africanamerican males are in that class. I never seen two more twins that are more identical. We have to figure a way. We have to give them star numbers a mile apart. Thats the class at the beginning. Thats the class in right now. You dont have a number of the demographics of the graduating class . I dont but i believe there is more than two. Just for accuracy sake. Commissioner. Chief, i appreciate our officers going back and representing in new york and i know that is done in the nation when officers die in the course of duty. One of the things brought to our attention i am sure our officers didnt do that but one of the things brought
Still as we are 6 of the population here, africanamericans, we still represent over 56 of the jail inmates here so we were using the old statistics to really paint the picture that nothing has really changed and were just hoping you have a copy there and its the same document. We wanted make sure you had that clarification why were using the old stats and we definitely hope you take the time to really listen to the youth and i am really interested if i have to introduce a Charter Amendment with the community advocating for it we will find a youth on this commission. Thank you. [applause] no further public comment. Inspector please call the next item. Item two reports and announcements. Chief report, discussion and recent activities and the presentation of the. Chris intervention update. I will be try to be brief and we of a long time and we have more presentations so it was referenced that homicides are down. I am happy to report for only the second time in the last 50 years we had les
Its wonderful the fact that 22 of the officers are trained is impressive. This is a volunteer program. They put in the extra hours, extra time so they want to do this and i think that is fabulous and i would like to see that grow and i think it will grow and the chief discussed it last night at the Community Meetings and great statistics and speaks volumes for the officers involved in the program. Six months ago you put a training or schedule together for applied suicide intervention skills training and that is really i mean as we see from sunday its really needed and the fact that were going to have this kind of training is fabulous. I think thats the hardest thing to do when you have to face another person suicidal person and not know what is going on back there but the idea if you can train people it to intervene and the skills and its above and beyond and really needed and i think First Responders its so important and i want to commend you on the training and i want to attend if i
Enough to attend the training with us serving the community. What is going on with cit . We two years ago we had [inaudible] in 2012 and right now we have 312 and which is great and a long way. We are 22 of the patrol force is c it trained including sergeants and have three, four classes scheduled for this year and the next is in march. Under the training [inaudible] expressed last time he was year. I am glad to say were having training tomorrow. We have officers and willing to come to the training and others that were asked to come to the training and its going to be a two day training. Basically theyre focusing on Suicide Prevention which is part of cit. So its a great endeavor and now its reality so were moving on with that. We are still working some issues. I know you had a young man jessie who was here six months ago working and i will get together with him sorry. I will get together with him and work on the numbers he has come up with. I know the department provided certain data
Now. You dont have a number of the demographics of the graduating class . I dont but i believe there is more than two. Just for accuracy sake. Commissioner. Chief, i appreciate our officers going back and representing in new york and i know that is done in the nation when officers die in the course of duty. One of the things brought to our attention i am sure our officers didnt do that but one of the things brought to the public during the burial was turning the back on the mayor and i know our officers didnt do that but i am wondering do we have protocol that theyre traveling and representing the department we dont participate in those politics . Officers that attend services know its about the deceased. Its not about any political statement and certainly we have had our own situations here where politics have gotten in and pretty much from the moment the officer passes to the moment theyre laid to rest its all about the officer and their families. Questions for the chief . Okay. Than