New York City Police Department Strategic Response Group
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The New York Police Department's Strategic Response Group (SRG) is a unit of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) formed in 2015 for counter-terrorism and the policing of political protests. They maintain a bike squadron and are outfitted with anti-riot gear, rifles, and body armor. The unit has been criticized for its use of excessive force and mass arrests against political demonstrators protected under the First Amendment, disproportionately high numbers of complaints to the Civilian Complaint Review Board, and the killing of unarmed men, among other things. Activists, the New York City Council, the New York City Department of Investigation, and organizations such as Human Rights Watch and the New York Civil Liberties Union, among others, have called for its regulation or disbandment.
Strategic Response Group | |
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Active | 2015–present |
Country | United States |
Agency | New York City Police Department |
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Part of | Special Operations Bureau |
Common name | The "Goon Squad" |
Abbreviation | SRG |
Structure | |
Officers | Approx. 800 |
Squads | |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Deputy Chief John D’Adamo[2] |
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