The New York City Council will formally direct the NYPD inspector general to investigate how the agency tracks, monitors and addresses abusive police conduct.

Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito made the announcement Wednesday in response to the police chokehold that led to the death of Eric Garner.

In addition, Civilian Complaint Review Board Community Outreach offices will be created across the city to make it easier for residents to file police complaints. Currently, there’s one location in Manhattan.

The speaker says the majority of NYPD officers serve honorably. She says the two-pronged effort will ensure the actions of a few “don’t malign the whole.”

The council also will ask the NYPD’s inspector general to review how whistleblowers are protected and how the department deals with “problem” officers with poor track records.

(AP)