CPD granted a three-year extension on meeting consent decree

Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends a judge’s decision to extend the deadline, saying time frame was “unrealistic” for such massive changes.

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Manuel Martinez / WBEZ
CPD
Manuel Martinez / WBEZ

CPD granted a three-year extension on meeting consent decree

Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends a judge’s decision to extend the deadline, saying time frame was “unrealistic” for such massive changes.

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What progress has the Chicago Police Department made toward meeting required reforms and why does the department need three more years to meet them?

Reset talks to CPD’s point person on reforms and a civil rights attorney who’s been involved in the consent decree litigation.

GUESTS: Sheila Bedi, Director of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Community Justice and Civil Rights Clinic

Robert Boik, Executive Director, Chicago Police Department’s Office of Constitutional Policing and Reform