Feds release scathing report on Chicago police department claiming ‘racially biased’ officers regularly use excessive force
US Department of Justice has released a report on Chicago Police Dept today
Justice Dept had been investigating CPD since December 2015, following killing of Laquan McDonald
Report found that CPD’s ‘institutional problems’ caused civil rights violations
Violations include racial bias against blacks and tendency to use excessive force
Insufficient training and lack of accountability were also cited as major issues
By FORREST HANSON
DAILYMAIL.COM
13 January 2017
The Chicago Police Department is riddled with racial bias and has a tendency to use excessive force, according to a damning US Department of Justice report released today.
The report, commissioned in the wake of the death of Laquan McDonald, found that institutional problems have led to serious civil rights violations for years.
It considers the pattern of excessive force to be ‘largely attributable to systemic deficiencies within CPD and the City.’
And it cited insufficient training and a failure to hold bad officers accountable as further issues.
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