The NYPD's Leadership Exodus: What's Next?

Keechant Sewell, the first female police commissioner of New York City, has resigned from her position after 18 months on the job. Experts suggest that Sewell lacked autonomy over the NYPD and was mired in city bureaucracy from her first day on the job, which likely led to her resignation. Policing experts argue that Eric Adams, the mayor, took on a dual role as commissioner and mayor, and never granted Sewell the authority to take charge over the department. The resignation is likely to have repercussions for other females on the force, with experts arguing that it will be a turnoff for any executive female in law enforcement to take this job because they'll feel stifled as well.