Executive Summary (Manhattan Institute) 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…
The Baltimore Police Department falls short by 489 officers, which is limiting reform and preventing compliance with the federal consent decree, officials said Thursday. Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said the staffing shortage is also keeping police from being present in the community. “In order to have good community engagement, you have to have the…
Federal consent decree monitors routinely abuse their power and authority while the US Department of Justice (DOJ) turns a blind eye. DOJ forces cities to hire a for-profit monitor to oversee their consent decrees. The annual cost to taxpayers can be between $1 million to $4 million each year. DOJ approved monitors are typically attorneys…
Seattle has more homicides than new police hires in 2023: https://lnkd.in/d6jHiteY There is an obvious reason for this grim statistic. A study from Harvard economist Roland Fryer found that pattern or practice investigations conducted by the Civil Rights Division at the US Department of Justice (DOJ) sometimes resulted in hundreds of deaths. See: “Policing the Police:…
Note: There are very few that speak the truth on what Consent Decrees are doing to our communities but Bob Scales is not one of them. Mr. Scales has intimate knowledge, after working with the DOJ, what consent decrees are actually about and we have found encouragement from him. He often speaks about the issue…
A recent interview with Interim Phoenix Police Chief Michael Sullivan on the DOJ Investigation revealed some rather cryptic messages that may signal a future focus from the Department of Justice and questions as to whether Sullivan is proactively preparing for the DOJ Investigation. The investigation into the Phoenix Police Department hit the two year mark…
PHOENIX – Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone announced that he would not seek a third term in a news conference on Monday. Penzone, a democrat who has been in office since 2016, said he would leave office in January in 2024. Penzone shared frustration with the federal consent decree over his department. Penzone says he has been…
Maricopa County Sherriff Paul Penzone announced Monday that he would not run for re-election and after bringing in a police chief following a national search, Mike Broomhead ponders what message the city of Phoenix would send by entering into a consent decree.
PHOENIX — The repercussions from a federal lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office continue. It stems from the department’s racial profiling practices under former Sheriff Joe Arpaio. But over the last 15 years, it’s cost taxpayers nearly $240 million. Some of that was spent on a court-appointed monitor. Arizona’s Family Investigates found that the…
This paper provides the first empirical examination of the impact of federal and state “Pattern-or-Practice” investigations on crime and policing. For investigations that were not preceded by “viral” incidents of deadly force, investigations, on average, led to a statistically significant reduction in homicides and total crime. In stark contrast, all investigations that were preceded by…