CHICAGO — Though the Chicago Police Department is years into efforts to reform and rebuild trust among communities, young Black and Latino men persist in having negative perceptions of and interactions with Chicago police officers, according to a special report from an independent panel reviewing the department.
The findings of surveys of men aged 18 to 35 paint a “bleak picture of the relationship” between the department and the men, the report said.
The report filed in federal court on Thursday is meant to gauge CPD’s reputation in the community while it works to come into compliance with a federal consent decree ordered in 2019 in the wake of the killing of Laquan McDonald by former Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke.
