Ray Kelly on Counterterrorism

  • 10 years ago
Gideon Rose, editor of Foreign Affairs, sits down with former New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly.

In the interview, Kelly describes setting up the New York City Police Department's counterterrorism bureau, its strategy for preventing terrorist attacks after 9/11, the department's diversity efforts, and its collaboration with the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force. He also comments on recent lawsuits against the department, the controversy surrounding its stop-and-frisk tactics, the decline in New York City's crime rate, and the legacy of Mayor Michael Bloomberg.