Kim Foxx and Cristine Soto DeBerry: Deleting the federal police misconduct database makes us less safe

Kim Foxx and Cristine Soto DeBerry: Deleting the federal police misconduct database makes us less safe

As a former Cook County state’s attorney and a former chief of staff in a district attorney’s office, we were alarmed to learn that President Donald Trump’s administration quietly deleted the first federal police misconduct database — a critical tool created to prevent federal law enforcement officers with histories of serious misconduct from being rehired by other agencies. This reckless decision undermines accountability, weakens public trust …

Kim Foxx and Cristine Soto DeBerry: Deleting the federal police misconduct database makes us less safe – Chicago Tribune*

"We’ve seen this play out. In Illinois, sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson killed Sonya Massey in her home in July after she called for help. Grayson had been discharged from the Army for serious misconduct and had a pattern of misconduct at six police departments in the state. If these departments had been mandated to accurately document and report Grayson’s misconduct, Massey would likely still be alive."