NYPD Chief of Crime Control Strategies Lori Pollock attends the Year-to-Date Crime press conference at New York Police Department Headquarters in New York, NY, August 6, 2019. Commissioner O’Neil addressed the increase in the crime rate for July 2019 compared to July 2018. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA)
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NEW YORK (AP) — One of New York City’s highest-ranking female police officials accused the department of denying women the opportunity to advance to senior leadership posts in a federal lawsuit.
Before retiring last week, Chief Lori Pollock was in charge of the department’s data-driven, crime-fighting strategy. She had asked to be considered to become the next chief of detectives, a path taken by two of her predecessors, including current commissioner Dermot Shea. Pollock was instead reassigned to a job she considered a demotion.
Pollock filed a federal gender-discrimination lawsuit Monday accusing Shea and the department of creating a “glass ceiling” that systematically denies women the opportunity to compete for senior leadership positions.
