Memo Regarding Concerns with NYPD August 2007 Report on “Radicalization in the West”
Statements & Testimony
New York City Muslim and Arab community leaders responded to the NYPD's August 2007 report on Thursday, April 17 in a closed meeting with Commissioner Ray Kelly. Aziz Huq served as an advisor to the coaltion in forming its recommendations.
Aziz Huq discusses the shortcomings of the New York Police Department's August 2007 report, "Radicalization in the West: The Homegrown Threat," in this memo. The Brennan Center is concerned that the report's faulty conclusion will lead to racial and religious profiling that is harmful to both civil liberties and efforts to ensure national security.