New Commissioner pledges violent crime crackdown against backdrop of political clashes and media scrutiny

17th February 2022Gareth Bryon, former Detective Chief Superintendent

As the search gets underway for the next Commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police, Policing Insight Contributor Gareth Bryon takes a look at the appointment of Keechant Sewell as the very first black female Commissioner of the NYPD, and how her appointment – and the politics of policing in New York – have highlighted the volatile arena in which she will work.

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New Commissioner pledges violent crime crackdown against backdrop of political clashes and media scrutiny

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