Minneapolis

Violent Felons Love Consent Decrees

Editorial Team04 mins

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…

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Maligning Minneapolis

Editorial Team016 mins

(City Journal): On June 16, the Department of Justice released the findings of its multiyear investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD). In a press conference, Attorney General Merrick Garland said that the DOJ has “reasonable cause to believe” that the MPD “engages in a pattern or practice of unlawfully discriminating against Black and Native…

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