 Citizens might be arrested, accused of falsifying charges against them, and there was no oversight to substantiate any complaints or accusations of police misconduct.During 1953, the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) was created.In 1950, eighteen organizations formed the “Permanent Coordination Committee on Police and Minority Groups” to lobby the city to address overall police misconduct and “police misconduct in their relations with Puerto Ricans and Negros specifically.” The NYPD established the CCRB in response to the coalition's demands.