Crime + Punishment

"Crime + Punishment" is a quiet documentary but a potent one. Though its approach is low key, its passion, drama and concern for exposing wrongdoing is unmistakable.

Mr. Maing's meticulous and dismaying film... illuminates some of the deep, perhaps intractable problems of policing in New York City and beyond.

Essential viewing for anyone with a suspicion that there's corruption in law enforcement.

For the most part, the film balances its outrage with objectivity.

Through sensitive portraiture and vigorous investigative reporting, it tracks the struggle of minority police officers within the NYPD to reshape the culture of law enforcement itself.

Stephen Maing's documentary about the NYPD's illegal policing quotas and other discriminatory practices gets the blood boiling.

Crime + Punishment speaks well on [the NYPD 12's] behalf, but not emphatically enough to close the case.

The film is a vivid illustration of how racism is perpetrated through the structure of nominally egalitarian institutions.

Shines a much-needed light on the kind of policing that could actually make a difference in these communities.

Considering the care this film affords the individual lives portrayed, we understand it must take effect as rapidly as possible. It's a documentary to turn viewers into evangelists, filled with fervor and a belief in investing in the current moment.

Crime + Punishment is a searing look at systemic racism and the 12 NYPD officers brave enough to try and stop it.

What Crime + Punishment does reveal is that when you begin to view people as numbers and quotes to be filled, everyone involved becomes monstrous.