Deal On Reform And Oversight Of Chicago Police Expected Soon

By Meha Ahmad
Parents and advocates are questioning Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to add new schools and additions in areas not yet overcrowded.
Parents and advocates are questioning Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to add new schools and additions in areas not yet overcrowded. Sebastián Hidalgo/WBEZ
Parents and advocates are questioning Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to add new schools and additions in areas not yet overcrowded.
Parents and advocates are questioning Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to add new schools and additions in areas not yet overcrowded. Sebastián Hidalgo/WBEZ

Deal On Reform And Oversight Of Chicago Police Expected Soon

By Meha Ahmad
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The Chicago mayor’s office and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that they were close to finishing a proposed draft of the promised consent decree Friday.

The consent decree is a legally-binding agreement that would provide a framework for federal oversight over the Chicago Police Department. A draft of the proposal is due to a judge by Sept. 1.

The consent decree will address additional training, use of force, accountability and discipline within CPD after a scathing Department of Justice report in January 2017.

Morning Shift looks into the latest on this story and what we can expect in the final draft proposal. 

GUEST: Patrick Smith, WBEZ criminal justice reporter

LEARN MORE:Consent decree deal close; lone sticking point is if Chicago cops must document after they point a gun (Chicago Tribune 7/20/18)