Chicago is failing to keep proper track of most police discipline except firings, watchdog finds

Chicago is failing to keep proper track of most police discipline except firings, watchdog finds – Chicago Sun-Times

“There can be no meaningful, credible accountability — and we cannot hope to foster public trust — if we cannot, at the most basic level, actually ensure that discipline is implemented where we have found misconduct,” city Inspector General Deborah Witzburg said in a statement.

Chicago is failing to keep proper track of most police discipline except firings, watchdog finds

The city's watchdog agency says poor recordkeeping is hindering the Chicago Police Department from properly tracking officers' disciplinary histories.The reason is that the records are siloed in three different places: the police department, the city’s Department of Human Resources and the Office of Public Safety Administration, according to a report released Tuesday by city Inspector General Deborah Witzburg.The resulting “gaps” in recordkeepin…