Police Accountability Task Force Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/police-accountability-task-force/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Thu, 25 Jun 2020 20:06:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Police Accountability Task Force Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/police-accountability-task-force/ 32 32 163009088 Denying arrestees access to lawyers a longstanding problem at the Chicago Police Department https://www.chicagoreporter.com/denying-arrestees-access-to-lawyers-a-longstanding-problem-at-the-chicago-police-department/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/denying-arrestees-access-to-lawyers-a-longstanding-problem-at-the-chicago-police-department/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2020 19:40:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6138026 A lawsuit became necessary after Mayor Lori Lightfoot failed to back an ordinance on the immediate right to legal counsel in police custody, a measure called for by her Police Accountability Task Force four years ago, advocates say.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/denying-arrestees-access-to-lawyers-a-longstanding-problem-at-the-chicago-police-department/feed/ 0 6138026 Why Lori Lightfoot may join black elites backing Bloomberg for president https://www.chicagoreporter.com/why-lori-lightfoot-may-join-black-elites-backing-bloomberg-for-president/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/why-lori-lightfoot-may-join-black-elites-backing-bloomberg-for-president/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5516970 The former New York City mayor’s monied interests are winning him support despite his obstinance (and evasion) on stop and frisk, discriminatory hiring, and other racial justice issues.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/why-lori-lightfoot-may-join-black-elites-backing-bloomberg-for-president/feed/ 0 5516970 Police consent decree report raises ‘alarm signals’ for next superintendent https://www.chicagoreporter.com/police-consent-decree-report-raises-alarm-signals-for-next-superintendent/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/police-consent-decree-report-raises-alarm-signals-for-next-superintendent/#respond Fri, 06 Dec 2019 14:56:57 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5191168 The independent monitor’s first report finds that the Chicago Police Department is behind in implementing required reforms on use of force, accountability and community engagement.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/police-consent-decree-report-raises-alarm-signals-for-next-superintendent/feed/ 0 5191168 Lightfoot’s long, complicated record on policing easy to distort https://www.chicagoreporter.com/lightfoots-long-complicated-record-on-policing-easy-to-distort/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/lightfoots-long-complicated-record-on-policing-easy-to-distort/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2019 17:13:25 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=3019423 The mayoral candidate’s reformist persona is being challenged by hardline police accountability activists.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/lightfoots-long-complicated-record-on-policing-easy-to-distort/feed/ 8 3019423 Chicago’s moral debt to black youth https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-moral-debt-to-black-youth/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-moral-debt-to-black-youth/#respond Fri, 08 Mar 2019 16:28:55 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=2973631 The police consent decree fails to make amends to African-American young people, who are both most harmed by the department and a driving force in a city on the cusp of a historic change in leadership.

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