A courageous group of New York City cops takes on the NYPD in this crackling, here-and-now portrait of corruption and racial profiling. The source of the conflict is the informal quotas of summonses, fines, and arrests that invariably hit lower-income communities of color the hardest. Director Stephen Maing stays with the reform-minded cops, the “NYPD 12,” through a dramatic series of twists and turns, including following Pedro Hernandez, a victim of the draconian policies, as he lands on Rikers Island. Even as the department’s leadership denies allegations of quotas, they target the officers who speak up for the communities: The dreadlocked Edwin Raymond is denied a promotion, and retribution is doled out after the officers make a high-profile appearance on NBC. With unflappable resolve — the cops wear wires to help capture dangerous moments — this is a film that’s always in the right place at the right time. (PS)