After a few local news stories touted how great the consent decree was in Albuquerque, we wondered what the metric was for “great.” Considering that since agreeing to a consent decree, the overall violent crime in Albuquerque has risen 80% while the budget ballooned 38% and staffing was reduced by 11%, we wondered if somehow…
Bob Scales appeared on the 3 Cops Talk Podcast. As usual, it was very informative and exposes what the DOJ is doing to cities across America. You can and should listen below: Listen Here
Since October 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has opened two new pattern or practice investigations of municipal law enforcement agencies: the Trenton (N.J.) Police Department and the Lexington (Miss.) Police Department. This brings the total number of active DOJ investigations of local and state police agencies to nine: Phoenix Police Department…
What is happening in Louisville? In March the US Department of Justice (DOJ) held a press conference announcing that the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) had a pattern-or-practice of unconstitutional policing. DOJ said that LMPD officers routinely violated constitutional rights and that the only remedy was for the City to enter into a consent decree….
Consent decrees are dangerous and lead to increased crime. Harvard Professor Roland Fryer’s recent study showed that DOJ pattern-or-practice investigations of police departments have resulted in hundreds of additional homicides: Consent decrees also suppress legitimate prosecutions of violent felons. As a former prosecutor, this story from Minneapolis makes me furious. Here are the facts: A…
There seems to be some confusion as to what agencies should be doing once the Department of Justice launches an investigation. Leaders across the country, including Phoenix Interim Police Chief Michael Sullivan, act like they are completely paralyzed while they “wait” for the conclusion of the DOJ Investigation. Anyone that can read the historical nature…
Anyone with a fifth-grade literacy level can see clearly from this website and others that DOJ consent decrees are unmitigated disasters for the cities that are forced into “voluntarily” agreeing to them. Law enforcement agencies and communities are destroyed after the Department of Justice (DOJ) implements a Consent Decree. Consent decrees only occur under two…
Moments after the Arizona Diamondbacks clinched the National League pennant by winning game 7 of the NLCS, the Phoenix Police Department sent out an all-hands on deck email notifying all its sworn officers that the department was implementing a mobilization plan it calls “maximum staffing”. Effective Monday October 30 through Saturday, no sworn employees will…
In the wake of high-profile police-involved incidents, calls to reform often dysfunctional departments grow deafening. Like a superhero, the Department of Justice heeds those calls for help, wielding its trusty tool – the federal consent decree or court-monitored agreement with the city to implement police reforms. But that blunt instrument often proves to be ineffective…
Lori Bays is the Assistant City Manager in charge of the Phoenix Police Department. Interim Chief Michael Sullivan reports to her so while Sullivan is the police chief, Ms. Bays runs the Phoenix Police Department. There is nothing strange about that…Most chiefs report to someone but we found a very interesting video (6/28/23) of Ms….