Re-Imagine Chicago: How To Implement Reforms At CPD

Two experts explain what police reform looks like within the Chicago Police Department — and why some reforms are harder than others to get done.

By Nereida Moreno, Meha Ahmad
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A file photo of a police vest. On Monday, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a sweeping criminal justice reform bill into law that would mandate that all officers wear body cameras, among other changes. Manuel Martinez / WBEZ
police vest
A file photo of a police vest. On Monday, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a sweeping criminal justice reform bill into law that would mandate that all officers wear body cameras, among other changes. Manuel Martinez / WBEZ

Re-Imagine Chicago: How To Implement Reforms At CPD

Two experts explain what police reform looks like within the Chicago Police Department — and why some reforms are harder than others to get done.

By Nereida Moreno, Meha Ahmad
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In our final conversation for “Re-imagine Chicago” on public safety, Reset checks in with an auditor within the Chicago Police Department and the city’s deputy inspector general for public safety.

GUESTS: Chad Williams, civilian commanding officer of the Chicago Police Department’s audit division

Deborah Witzburg, Chicago deputy inspector general for public safety