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Tag: Consent Decrees: Page 3
Command
Consent Decree Monitor Says Chicago Officer Shortage Endangering Public and Police
Between January and June of 2021, Chicago police saw 363 officers leave the department. The losses include Chicago's Deputy Chief at the Bureau of Crime Control, at a time when police struggle to get crime under control with carjackings, shootings and murders all up.
October 13, 2021
Point of Law
AG Garland Announces New Rules Regulating Consent Decree Monitors
Monitoring teams — usually composed of former police officials, lawyers, academics and police-reform consultants — have typically billed local taxpayers between $1 million and $2 million per year. Some consultants have served on federal oversight teams in more than one city at the same time, drawing criticism over conflicts of interest.
September 13, 2021
Point of Law
Judge: Oakland Police On Track to Get Out from Under Federal Oversight
“The light at the end of the tunnel is closer and brighter than it has been at any time since I’ve been sitting on the case, and I think that’s a result of the ongoing commitment of every important player to this process,” Judge William Orrick said. However, he added, “more work is needed.”
September 2, 2021
Procedures & Policies
AG Garland Tells Police Organizations to Expect Many More Federal Investigations of Agencies
Garland described the so-called pattern-or-practice investigations as a return to the sort of oversight the Trump administration sharply curtailed, one of the people said.
April 23, 2021
Patrol
5 Policing Initiatives the Biden Administration is Likely to Tackle
A new president sometimes brings changes for law enforcement agencies, and this year the upheaval will be more than usual.
March 10, 2021
Point of Law
Judge: Baltimore PD Has All the Elements Necessary to Succeed Under Consent Decree
Well-meaning officers need to be trained that the ‘warrior model’ of policing does not fly in Baltimore; that the city is not made safer by a perception in the community that officers are fearsome and predisposed to use force to solve problems,” U.S. District Judge James Bredar said in a statement.
January 25, 2021
Patrol
The Biden Threat to Law Enforcement
Police departments are now on notice: they may expect a knock on the door at any time from a Washington attorney, demanding truckloads of documents as the prelude to years of federal interference and budget-busting compliance rules and fees
November 11, 2020
Command
Fired Oakland Chief Wants DOJ Probe of Department's Federal Monitor, Says Commissioner Wanted "Favors"
“There still needs to be a voice that is willing to speak truth,” Kirkpatrick said. “I will be asking the Department of Justice to come in and open an inquiry into this whole (Oakland PD) reform process. Because something is wrong.”
February 25, 2020
Procedures & Policies
Baltimore PD to Enact Reforms in 2020, Despite Delays
City and police leaders say Baltimore residents should start to see the Police Department’s consent decree reforms on the street for the first time in 2020, but many key initiatives are delayed as well.
December 26, 2019
Patrol
Chicago Police Unveil Use-of-Force Dashboard
The Chicago Police Department on Monday introduced its Use of Force Dashboard, a publicly accessible collection of every police incident that involved an officer's use of force dating back to several years.
October 1, 2019
Point of Law
Judge Approves Order for Major Reforms at Chicago Police Department
The consent decree requires officers to document each time they draw their weapons—even if they don't actually fire—and tightens instances in which officers may deploy TASERs. It also requires the department to publish use-of-force data on a monthly basis.
February 1, 2019
Patrol
Sessions Restricted DOJ Use of Consent Decrees Before Leaving Office
The document reflected Sessions’s staunch support for law enforcement and his belief that overzealous civil rights lawyers under the Obama administration vilified the local police.
November 9, 2018
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