The NYPD is reported to be falling woefully short in its attempt to curb the actions of officers guilty of using excessive force on civilians.

The New York Daily News reports in a detailed, 62-page account, department Inspector General Philip Eure found members of the force "too often did not deescalate encounters, failed to intervene in encounters where other officers used excessive force against members of the public and escalated encounters themselves."

The scathing indictment comes just three weeks after a plainclothes officer brazenly attacked former tennis star James Blake in broad daylight outside a Midtown hotel in a case of mistaken identity.

The incident prompted Police Commissioner Bill Bratton to vow to reduce instances of physical misconduct involving officers and to better monitor the behaviors of all his troops.

"We've completely revamped and consolidated all of our guidelines and procedures regarding the use of force," Deputy Commissioner Stephen Davis said. "We're now going to document all types of force more accurately, more cohesively."

In his report, Eure noted dozens of incidents in which officers had the opportunity to deescalate the situation, but ultimately did not and often were even the aggressors. Eure's findings also pointed out that presently department policies and academy training do not highlight deescalation as a "useful tactic" for field officers.

The IG's investigation also comes not long after the videotaped killing of Eric Garner in Staten Island. Garner was overheard repeatedly shouting "I can't breathe" before dying at the hands of an officer using a banned department chokehold in a confrontation that commenced over the sale of loose cigarettes.

Overall, the inspector found the overriding majority of the 10,000 excessive force cases recently brought before the Civilian Complaint Review Board were routinely classified as "unsubstantiated" due to lack of corroborative evidence. He has now referred 26 back for further review in instances where he found officers made situations worse by using "incendiary language," "unnecessary physical contact" and even "drawing weapons at inappropriate times."

In addition to concluding the department's present use-of-force policy "is vague and imprecise," the report also noted the "NYPD frequently failed to impose discipline even when provided with evidence of excessive force."

The report also noted in instances where white officers were involved, the majority of complainants (67 of 103 allegations) were from black civilians. Though they make up just 22 percent of the city's overall population, blacks also constitute a staggering 58 percent of all excessive force complaints.