Citizens Union released a report noting the need for these important reforms. The report finds that the NYPD in more than 92 percent of cases has not followed the CCRB’s recommendation that officers guilty of misconduct be disciplined with the most serious penalty (which is called “charges and specifications” and includes the loss of more than ten vacation days, probation, suspension or termination). Between 2002 and 2010, in substantiated cases, the CCRB recommended 2,078 officers receive the most severe penalty (charges and specifications) for alleged misconduct, yet the NYPD only followed that suggested discipline for 151 officers, or just 1 in 13 officers recommended for the penalty. 

You may read the full report here