CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department continues to employ more than 100 officers who knowingly provided false information during criminal investigations, according to a report released Thursday by the city’s watchdog agency.
The Office of the Inspector General found that “structural failures” in the Police Department’s accountability systems allow officers who have violated Rule 14 to continue working in positions “that depend upon their truthfulness and credibility.”
CPD’s Rule 14 prohibits officers from “making a false report, written or oral.” A sustained violation of the rule typically signals the end of an officer’s career because they can no longer credibly testify under oath.
