Federal investigators had identified at least eight police departments with patterns of unlawful behavior. But Trump’s freeze on oversight activities leaves many reform efforts in the hands of local leaders.
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/trump-doj-freeze-police-reform-abuse-phoenix-trenton-louisville-minneapolis
Tag: Consent Decree
Baltimore police make slow reforms decade after Freddie Gray died
While the Baltimore Police Department has made progress in the 10 years since Freddie Gray’s death, everyone says it has a long way to go.
— Read on thedailyrecord.com/2025/04/04/a-decade-after-freddie-grays-death-baltimore-police-continue-slow-reforms/
Trump May Abandon Federal Police Oversight From New York to Phoenix | The Marshall Project
The administration appears set to end federal oversight of police, including agencies that have committed systemic civil rights violations.
— Read on www.themarshallproject.org/2025/03/12/trump-new-york-police-phoenix-justice
Seattle federal monitor’s communications with police raise questions over impartial oversight
This is an interesting article on the “inside” discussions that take place with police monitoring and reform.
Messages obtained by Prism reveal backchannel coordination with the Seattle Police Department about policing tactics and budgeting
— Read on prismreports.org/2025/03/10/seattle-police-federal-monitor-antonio-oftelie/
Trump DOJ’s Shift Threatens To Upend Police Reform – Law360
As the Trump administration abandons consent decrees — court-ordered agreements designed to curb police misconduct — experts warn that a crucial mechanism for law enforcement accountability is disappearing.
— Read on www.law360.com/articles/2306891/trump-doj-s-shift-threatens-to-upend-police-reform
U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno urges DOJ to review police consent decrees in Cleveland and other cities – cleveland.com
WASHINGTON, D. C. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno wants the U.S. Department of Justice to re-examine consent decrees that it has reached over the years to reform police practices in Cleveland and other cities.
The freshman Westlake Republican is sending a letter to newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi that seeks her views on voluntarily dismissing consent decrees with state and local governments, citing a U.S. Supreme Court precedent on enforcement of consent decrees.
— Read on www.cleveland.com/news/2025/02/us-sen-bernie-moreno-urges-doj-to-review-police-consent-decree-in-cleveland-and-other-cities.html
Minneapolis MN police department / Monitor
On February 2, 2024, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and the City of Minneapolis (City) announced that Effective Law Enforcement for Allwas selected as the monitoring team for the state court enforceable agreement.
The monitoring team plays an important role in supporting and holding the City and Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) accountable to address race-based policing by strengthening public safety.
— Read on mn.gov/mdhr/mpd/monitor/
Read the inaugural report HERE
23rd Report on NYPD by the Independent Monitor
Report on Stop & Frisk.
See the report here:
www.nypdmonitor.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025.02.03-Floyd-Dkt.-952-1-Monitors-23rd-Report.pdf
Trump Reverses Biden Directive on Policing Reforms | Brennan Center for Justice
After the Senate failed in 2021 to pass a bipartisan package of law enforcement reforms — the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — the Biden administration sought to implement as much of the legislation as possible through executive order. Signed May 2022 on the second anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, the action aimed “to promote safe and accountable policing” in myriad ways.
— Read on www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/trump-reverses-biden-directive-policing-reforms
Investigation of the Louisiana State Police – DOJ
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