Democrat Congressman Tells The DOJ Phoenix Does Not Need A Consent Decree

Democrat Congressman Ruben Gallego and current candidate for the United States Senate has asked the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division to halt their efforts towards a consent decree in Phoenix, saying he is  “deeply concerned that DOJ’s approach to PPD misses the mark, could impose overly burdensome costs, and ultimately have unintended consequences that…

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Research Shows Consent Decrees Increase Violence

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…

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