Accomplishments

Department of Correction
City of New York (Rikers Island)

Averaged 133,000 annual admissions, with a daily population of 20 – 22,000 inmates
Managed $900 Million Annual Budget From 1995 – 2000
93% Reduction in Inmate Violence (Slashing and Stabbings)
72% Reduction in Serious Use of Force Incidents
33% Reduction in Overtime Spending
31% Reduction in Staff Sick Abuse
48% Reduction in Assaults of Staff
164% Increase in Searches Conducted
50% Increase in Weapons Seized
Reduced medical waiting times, from up to six hours, down to one hour.
Reduced attorney/client waiting times, from up to four hours, to under 45 minutes.
Established TEAMS, a performance measurement and accountability system, a finalist in Harvard University’s Innovations in American Government awards program
Eliminated through compliance, close to 100 federal court ordered consent decrees

Police Department
City of New York

Managed a $3.2 Billion Dollar Budget, and a staff of 55,000 (41,000) uniformed personnel
4.3% Reduction in Murder (66.7% In Mayor Giuliani’s 8 Year Term)
12.2% Reduction in Major Felony Crimes (62.5% In Mayor Giuliani’s 8 Year Term)
74% Reduction in Felony Shootings
16% Reduction in Response Times (First Decrease in 10 Years)
11% Increase in Gun Seizures
13% Reduction in Officer Shootings
Re-Organized the Gang Division
Revised a Stop and Frisk Policy to Flag Civil Rights Abuses
Re-Organized the Criminal Intelligence Division, to merge NYPD and all federal intelligence databases
Commanded the NYPD response, rescue, and investigative operations during and in the aftermath of the attacks of 9/11
Enhanced Community Relations and Officer Morale