The Justice Department released a comprehensive report today
that provides an overview of the Civil Rights Division’s police reform work
under Section 14141 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of
1994.
The report, “The Civil Rights Division’s Pattern and
Practice Police Reform Work: 1994-Present,” is designed to serve as a resource
for local law enforcement agencies and communities by making the division’s
police reform work more accessible and transparent. It examines a range of topics, including the
history and purpose of Section 14141, initiation and methodology of
pattern-or-practice investigations, negotiation of reform agreements, the
current reform model and its rationale, conclusion of agreements and the impact
of pattern-or-practice enforcement on police reform and community-police
trust. To supplement the report, the
division also published an interactive Police Reform Finder, which allows users
to search how reform agreements have addressed specific kinds of policing
issues.
“Over the years, countless law enforcement officials and
community members have requested additional information about the Civil Rights
Division’s policing work,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General
Vanita Gupta, head of the Civil Rights Division. “We hope stakeholders find our report and
interactive tool useful in our collective efforts to advance constitutional
policing, strengthen police-community trust and promote officer and public
safety.”
Since 2009, the Civil Rights Division has opened 25
investigations into law enforcement agencies and is currently enforcing 19
agreements, including 14 consent decrees and one post-judgment order.
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