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Tag: Consent Decree
Judge rules Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend caused her death, throws out major charges against ex-Louisville officers – CBS News
The judge also threw out major felony charges against two former Louisville police officers accused of falsifying a warrant.
— Read on www.cbsnews.com/news/breonna-taylor-kenneth-walker-judge-dismisses-officer-charges/
DOJ- Investigation of the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Department
Get the report here:
www.justice.gov/crt/media/1355866/dl
See also “The Road to Reform” by the Phoenix Police Department:
https://www.phoenix.gov/policesite/Documents/DOJ/PPD_RoadtoReform_January2024.pdf
NYPD monitor tracking stop and frisk abuses has cost $36 million | News | flcourier.com
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department monitor, in place more than a decade after a federal judge said officers abused the stop and frisk tactic, violating the constitutional
— Read on www.flcourier.com/news/nypd-monitor-tracking-stop-and-frisk-abuses-has-cost-36-million/article_d44c7062-24ce-11ef-abb0-43172fb12a19.html
Memphis police numbers dropped by nearly a quarter in recent years – were staffing shortages a factor in the killing of Tyre Nichols?
Police departments have faced recruitment and retention problems since the 2020 George Floyd protests. It has meant some agencies have had to lower standards to attract new officers.
— Read on theconversation.com/memphis-police-numbers-dropped-by-nearly-a-quarter-in-recent-years-were-staffing-shortages-a-factor-in-the-killing-of-tyre-nichols-199078
POLICE REFORM BY DECREE: HOW DOJ ENACTS ITS POLICING AGENDA
The Truth about George Floyd- The Glenn Show
The Glenn Show is an excellent podcast that at times tackles the issues of race, crime, and policing.
In this episode the authors discuss the documentary “The Fall of Minneapolis” (see earlier posts for a link). The authors are academics and not police. They have interesting discussions and opinions on the film and the George Floyd incident.
Bloggingheads.tv
— See it on bloggingheads.tv/videos/67137
Excessive force and community trust: Seattle Police Department’s 12 years of federal oversight ends | CapitolHillSeattle.com
Excessive force and community trust: Seattle Police Department’s 12 years of federal oversight ends | CapitolHillSeattle.com
— Read on www.capitolhillseattle.com/2023/09/excessive-force-and-community-trust-seattle-police-departments-12-years-of-federal-oversight-ends/
The Lawfare Podcast: A ‘New Era in Police Reform?’ with Christy Lopez | Lawfare
Christy Lopez’s description on the DOJ Consent Decree process and the handling and benefits of DOJ investigations of police departments. The link to the podcast is at the middle of the webpage.
— Read on www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-lawfare-podcast-a-new-era-in-police-reform-with-christy-lopez
Is the Chicago Consent Decree Working? Consent Decrees for Police Reform: The Chicago Experience
Executive Summary
In 2019, the Chicago Police Department (CPD)—one of the most controversial police departments in the nation—was placed under a federally enforced consent decree that mandates sweeping reforms and subjects the department to the supervision of a court-appointed independent monitor. Although implementation of the decree is still ongoing, this report reviews the preliminary evidence of its effects.
Across a variety of indicators, it seems that the consent decree has not had an appreciable effect on police conduct or public perception of the department. And there is at least some evidence that the process leading up to the consent decree exacerbated Chicago’s already-substantial crime problem. While prior research on consent decrees suggests that they can sometimes have an effect, that outcome is far from certain, casting further doubt on the prospects of Chicago’s decree.
Why is the consent decree having little or no measurable impact? It may be the result of unwillingness on the part of CPD and the city to embrace reform. Alternatively, the consent decree’s ineffectiveness may be attributed to preexisting reforms that CPD had already implemented on its own before the decree took effect. Both of these explanations, however, cast doubt on the viability of the federal investigation and consent decree process as a tool for achieving police reform.
Read more HERE
Future of Policing 