Racism has contributed to a pattern of failures by Chicago’s police, a mayoral task force’s blistering report says
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 3:46 PM EDT
Racism has contributed to a long, systemic pattern of institutional failures by Chicago’s police department in which police officers have mistreated people, operated without sufficient oversight, and lost the trust of residents, a task force assigned by Mayor Rahm Emanuel has found.
The report, issued on Wednesday, was blistering, blunt and backed up by devastating statistics. Coincidentally, it was released as city leaders were installing a new, permanent superintendent for the Chicago Police Department.
“The community’s lack of trust in CPD is justified,” the task force wrote. “There is substantial evidence that people of color — particularly African-Americans — have had disproportionately negative experiences with the police over an extended period of time.”
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