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Oral history interview with John F. Timoney


Oral History details

Description

Oral history interview with John F. Timoney, chief of department of the New York Police Department under Commissioner Bill Bratton and later Chief of Police in Philadelphia and Miami. Topics covered include his career in the NYPD; the reforms instituted under Commissioner Bill Bratton; Compstat; police brutality; police corruption; the Knapp Commission; Ben Ward; and his years as the head of the police departments in Philadelphia and Miami.

Associated with

John F. Timoney (interviewee); Jeffrey Kroessler (interviewer)

Date

May 16 2010 (interviewed)

Subjects

Timoney, John F. -- Interviews
New York (N.Y.). Police Department
Philadelphia (Pa.). Police Department
Miami (Fla.). Police Department
Police -- New York (State) -- New York
Police administration -- New York (State) -- New York

Object identifier

OH-Timoney

Source

;Jeffrey Kroessler. Justice in New York: An Oral History. Lloyd Sealy Library, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY. dc.lib.jjay.cuny.edu.

Rights

Interview audio & transcript copyright John Jay College of Criminal Justice