How federal consent decrees have been used in police reform across the US
- The Justice Department canceled proposed consent decrees with Minneapolis and Louisville for police reforms linked to George Floyd and Breonna Taylor's deaths.
- This decision marks a major reversal from the Biden administration's previous aggressive stance on police reform investigations.
- Consent decrees are settlements that involve court-enforced improvement plans requiring agencies to meet specific goals before federal oversight is lifted.
- It is argued that consent decrees have led to lasting reductions in misconduct and have strengthened public trust in police departments under reform.
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How federal consent decrees have been used in police reform across the US
The Justice Department announced Wednesday it was canceling proposed consent decrees reached with Minneapolis and Louisville to implement policing reforms in the wake of high profile police killings.
·United States
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The Justice Department announced Wednesday it was canceling proposed consent decrees reached with Minneapolis and Louisville to implement policing reforms in the wake of the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
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