Who is Bill Bratton? Hear Your Future Police Commissioner Live From the WNYC Archives
Thursday, December 05, 2013
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Former Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton walks into the new Police Administration Building after his last press conference on October 28, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (David McNew/Getty Images/Getty)
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Bill Bratton, New York's original tough-on-crime cop who rose
to prominence during the Rudy Giuliani administration in the 1990s, will
once again take the helm of the NYPD. In making the announcement on
Thursday, Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio said he had "absolute confidence"
in Bratton.
But let's let the man speak for himself. WNYC was there
throughout Bratton's tenure, and today we dug into our archives to hear
first hand from the once-and-future commissioner, on everything from
working with Muslim communities after 9/11 to how having "a big ego" can
be a helpful quality at times.
In clip above from a 1996 press conference announcing his resignation, Bratton engaged in a moment of levity when asked what characteristics would best qualify his successor at the NYPD. Mayor Giuliani jumped in with the suggestion of “a big ego.”
On October 2, 2013, Bratton, then the CEO of The Bratton Group, spoke at NYU’s Stern School of Business. He explained how he came of age during the Civil Rights movement and how the election of John F. Kennedy and the Kent State shootings spurred political change during that time. Bratton added that public opinion was pushing police forces to focus less on controlling behavior and more on the root causes of crime: racism, poverty, and economic instability.
Here, Bratton talks about his joining the Boston Police Department as a young man during that time and how that opportunity allowed him to pursue a college education.
In 2006, a few days before the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks,
Bratton spoke with The Brian Lehrer Show about balancing federal
funding spent on domestic and international terrorist threats. As the
head of the LAPD at the time, he spoke about working with Muslim
communities in the U.S. as one step in preventing terrorism.
Bratton resigned from the NYPD in 1996 to join the private sector.
Here, he answered one reporter’s question on why he decided to leave.
To hear more tape from the WNYC vaults, follow @WNYCarchives on Twitter.
In clip above from a 1996 press conference announcing his resignation, Bratton engaged in a moment of levity when asked what characteristics would best qualify his successor at the NYPD. Mayor Giuliani jumped in with the suggestion of “a big ego.”
On October 2, 2013, Bratton, then the CEO of The Bratton Group, spoke at NYU’s Stern School of Business. He explained how he came of age during the Civil Rights movement and how the election of John F. Kennedy and the Kent State shootings spurred political change during that time. Bratton added that public opinion was pushing police forces to focus less on controlling behavior and more on the root causes of crime: racism, poverty, and economic instability.
Here, Bratton talks about his joining the Boston Police Department as a young man during that time and how that opportunity allowed him to pursue a college education.
Bill Bratton at NYU, Oct. 2, 2013
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Bill Bratton on The Brian Lehrer Show, Sept. 8, 2006
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Bill Bratton Resignation Press Conference, March 26, 1996
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To hear more tape from the WNYC vaults, follow @WNYCarchives on Twitter.
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