Police Corruption in the NYPD ─ From Knapp to Mollen

This project seeks to provide insight into how the New York Police Department experienced two scandals and investigations. An investigation into the two commission eras provides a detailed observation of the state of the police department and how corruption was enhanced, even after accountability and responsibility were assigned to department administration. It discusses the history and relevance to improved police practices today along with empirical data from interviews. Additionally, it provides an in-depth discussion of the Knapp and Mollen reports.

Dr. Steven V. Gilbert is a professor of forensic science and psychological profiling at the University of Phoenix and is a retired special agent with the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command. During his tenure with the Army CID, he was responsible for investigating a wide variety of felony offenses of which the US government was a party of interest. He has taught criminal justice and forensic sciences since 1987. Among this coursework was curriculum development of the ethics of criminal justice and in interrogations. Dr. Gilbert published his textbook Interviewing and Interrogation: The Discovery of Truth in 2004 and earned his PhD in criminal justice in 2005.

Dr. Barbara A. Gilbert is a forensic nurse educator, teaching courses in legal and ethical issues, criminal justice, education, and nursing. She has provided instruction for courses in both ground and online classroom environments at the associate, baccalaureate, and master’s levels. She earned her doctorate in education with a specialization in curriculum and instruction in 2010. Dr. Gilbert is a professor of nursing for Excelsior College and SUNY Empire State College.