Consent Decree
August 1, 2019
In 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice and Chicago’s Police Accountability Task Force both released reports highlighting the need to improve the relationship between the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and the communities it serves. In response, CPD sought to embed ...
February 1, 2019
In January 2019, a federal judge approved a consent decree on policing in Chicago, a legally-binding agreement between the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois committing to reforms in Chicago’s public safety agencies. The consent decree mandates significant changes to ...
January 15, 2019
In 2016, the City of Chicago’s Police Accountability Task Force reported on the need for fundamental reform of the Chicago Police Department (CPD). Shortly thereafter, in January of 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice found that the Department had engaged ...