While stories about police misconduct are unfortunately common, an investigation released this week sheds new light on the surprisingly far-reaching repercussions of New York City’s problematic system for dealing with errant cops.

Two days ago, BuzzFeed News published “Secret NYPD Files: Officers Can Lie And Brutally Beat People — And Still Keep Their Jobs,” an exposé of internal New York Police Department files that details how over 300 NYPD employees who committed serious offenses between 2011 and 2015 were able to stay on the force, keep getting paid, and sometimes, abuse again.

According to the article by reporters Kendall Taggart and Mike Hayes: