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A group of brave NYPD officers risk it all to expose the truth about illegal quota practices in police departments.
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| The New York TimesA.O. ScottCrime+Punishment advances a thorough critique of American law enforcement not by generalizing or speechifying, but by digging into particular lives and circumstances, allowing affected individuals to speak for themselves. |
| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferA searing, a well-edited exposé that's equally captivating, emotionally engrossing and thought-provoking. |
| ThrillistChristopher CampbellA rare issue film that is constructive and inspiring. |
| Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlStephen Maing’s searing documentary Crime + Punishment offers a fuller look at the question of what can be accomplished from inside, revealing both the personal toll fighting the system can exact but also the urgent necessity of such battles. |
| TheWrapTricia OlszewskiCrime + Punishment is essential viewing for anyone with a suspicion that there’s corruption in law enforcement. |
| The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichStephen Maing's documentary about the NYPD's illegal policing quotas and other discriminatory practices gets the blood boiling. |
| RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonConsidering this particular environment is being replicated by other law enforcement departments, Maing’s film becomes crucial to the discussion on quotas and the toll they take on the populace and the police. |
| The New RepublicJosephine LivingstoneIf the movie has a still point inside it-an unassailable conclusion-it's that justice and the law are not the same thing. |
| Brightest Young ThingsJeff SprossThe film's tone is angry, yes, but also shot through with sadness and exhaustion. |
| Film School RejectsJordan M. SmithAmong the investigative documentary exposés released theatrically this year, Stephen Maing's stands as one of the most domestically distressing and cinematically audacious. |