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Home » DOJ

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Posted inBlogs

How CPD’s new use-of-force guidelines compare to the DOJ’s recommendations

by Maya Dukmasova March 7, 2017August 18, 2021

The Chicago Police Department appears to backpedal on stricter rules for cops.

Posted inNews & Politics

Dan Herbert lives to serve and protect cops—even Laquan McDonald’s killer

by Maya Dukmasova February 15, 2017August 18, 2021

The Chicago defense attorney sees police officers accused of misconduct as “the ultimate underdog.”

Posted inColumns & Opinion

After an officer in an unmarked car seriously injures a cyclist, police blame the victim

by John Greenfield February 13, 2017August 18, 2021

CPD says she blew a stop sign, but her lawyer says dash-cam video may prove the officer was at fault.

Posted inBlogs

Forty shocking things we weren’t surprised to learn from the DOJ report on CPD

by Maya Dukmasova January 30, 2017August 18, 2021

Beating children, torture by Taser, and use of the N-word: We read every word of it so you don’t have to.

Posted inBlogs

DOJ blasts Chicago police for constitutional violations in the use of force

by Maya Dukmasova January 13, 2017August 18, 2021

But any possible consent decree to bring federal court oversight of CPD could take months more to negotiate.

Posted inBlogs

Will a Trump DOJ quash Chicago police reforms?

by Maya Dukmasova November 23, 2016August 18, 2021

What a Jeff Sessions-lead Department of Justice could mean for the ongoing probe into CPD

Posted inBlogs

A federal indictment of a Chicago cop adds a new pressure point for police reform

by Maya Dukmasova September 22, 2016August 18, 2021

The U.S. attorney’s suit against Officer Marco Proano is just one of a host of legal challenges facing CPD.

Posted inBlogs

DOJ’s new stance on bail bonds won’t help poor inmates in Cook County Jail

by Maya Dukmasova August 25, 2016August 18, 2021

Illinois law already prohibits fixed bail, and the poor are disproportionately jailed anyway.

Posted inBlogs

Could the Justice Department enact national policing reforms?

by Maya Dukmasova July 14, 2016August 18, 2021

As the feds work through investigations in Chicago and five other cities, can they go beyond consent decrees?

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