A U.S. District judge has released the Los Angeles Police Department from an eight-year long consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice. The decree, which required several reforms and federal monitoring of the LAPD, was imposed in response to the alleged corruption and civil rights abuses of the Rampart corruption scandal. In lifting the consent decree, the judge stated significant reforms had been made with the LAPD. While acknowledging progress under police chief William Bratton, organizations such as the ACLU have expressed disappointment in the decision, citing evidence of continued racial profiling. Larry Mantle finds out what the removal of the consent decree means for the LAPD. Add your thoughts here.
Connie Rice, Civil rights attorney and co-Director of The Advancement Project