The Chicago Police Department made its most significant strides yet in complying with sweeping court-ordered reforms but continues to grapple with issues setting the department back such as staffing, community engagement and problems with data collection, according to a report released late Monday.
In a briefing with reporters in late March, days after the city was granted three extra years to comply with the federal consent decree, Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said the independent monitoring team’s latest report marks “real and significant progress.” The police department has now reached some level of compliance with nearly 73% of the sections in the consent decree, up from 52% last October.
