Tagged: police reform

3:33pm

Fri April 26, 2013
Police Reform

Police monitor reports significant, if uneven, progress toward reform

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The court-appointed watch dog monitoring the Seattle Police Department has completed his first report on the department's progress, and the report paints a picture of a police force moving unevenly toward reform.

Merrick Bobb and his team's job is to make sure police follow the plan to end excessive use of force and racially-biased policing.

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12:56pm

Tue September 18, 2012
Police

Will deal with Dept. of Justice really change police culture?

How do you make sure there is genuine change within the Seattle Police Department? That’s what some Seattle City Council members are asking as the city gets set to implement a police reform plan mandated by an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.

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