New York: The Legacy of Detective Sipowicz

By William J. Bratton Monday, Mar. 06, 2000

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Just as police are essential for the reduction of crime, they are also essential for the healing of racial divisions. The opportunity that arises from these crises is for the police, political and community leaders to begin to communicate in an atmosphere of openness and trust. The goal is to seek a common ground; that means each group must appreciate the concerns of the others. Only then will we have bridges, not barriers, on the streets where the community and the police are still in fear of each other. It is time to end that fear. It is time to start talking to each other, not past each other.

Bratton served as New York City police commissioner from 1994 to 1996

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