The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a pattern-or-practice investigation of the City of Lexington Mississippi and its police department. Here is the transcript from DOJ’s national press conference. I translated the remarks to remove the political rhetoric: ♻ “Police misconduct in smaller communities may not always garner national attention, but rest assured, the…
The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association is trying to protect its officers, and the community, from the abuses of DOJ consent decrees. In the absence of leadership from Phoenix PD and city management, the union is stepping up to fill the information void and warn the public about the dangers of federal oversight. For the last…
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has been revealing its new strategy for consent decrees. Rather than finding full and effective compliance and ending federal oversight, DOJ is planning to keep local police departments under perpetual federal control. Seattle, Portland and Albuquerque have been working under DOJ consent decrees for many years. Since the for-profit…
After five years under a consent decree, the for-profit monitor says that Chicago PD has only achieved 6% full compliance. At this rate of progress, Chicago PD will be under a consent decree for at least 22 years. The for-profit monitor, who determines compliance with the decree, makes about $4 million a year, so her…
This is the smoking gun that should be the death knell for all DOJ consent decrees in the United States. I previously posted about an annual closed-door, invitation-only Consent Decree Conference: https://lnkd.in/dNqKJZaH This is the conference agenda. Speaker panels are made up of federal judges, DOJ attorneys and for-profit monitors who are actively engaged in…
Federal consent decrees are not about constitutional policing; they are about “culture change.” You don’t need to take my word for it. Just read the latest consent decree monitor report from the new Cleveland monitor: “CDP must focus on the biggest challenge ahead: changing the culture of the organization…CDP has not yet completed this broad…
Bob Scales joins Mike to talk about what a consent decree would mean for the City of Phoenix. Listen To The Interview Here.
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Bob Scales, a leading national voice on the pitfalls of the use of Consent Decrees by the U.S. Department of Justice to take control of local police agencies around the country, spoke to a group of concerned community members in Phoenix on Tuesday about their city’s options in facing that scenario in…
Bob Scales shares his insights and experiences with Seattle PD and their Consent Decree. Fair-minded, reasonable, and academically rigorous Bob is a pleasure to listen to and has a lot to say. You can listen to this episode from Policing In America below.
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…