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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jack Brook

New Orleans insists its police department is ready to end federal oversight. Not all are convinced

NOPD Consent Decree Debate - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The New Orleans Police Department, plagued for decades by corruption, is pushing to finally end more than a decade of federal oversight, amid lingering memories of a 1994 murder ordered by a crooked cop and an attempted cover-up in the 2005 killing of unarmed civilians.

Department critics are expected to voice opposition to lifting court-ordered federal oversight at a hearing Tuesday in federal court, likely raising concerns before a federal judge over racial disparities in police use of force, poor handling of sex crimes and lackluster community engagement.

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