{"id":12308,"date":"2015-05-26T14:22:23","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T21:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=12308"},"modified":"2015-05-26T15:08:43","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T22:08:43","slug":"doj-and-cleveland-agree-to-reform-police-with-history-of-using-excessive-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=12308","title":{"rendered":"DOJ and Cleveland Agree to Reform Police With History of Using Excessive Force"},"content":{"rendered":"

CLEVELAND, OHIO<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"Department<\/a>Cleveland and the U.S. Department of Justice agreed to reform the city’s police department, which has a history of using of excessive force, authorities announced today.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s agreement reflects a commitment by the city and the Division of Police to work with the Department of Justice and the Cleveland community to transform this police agency into a model of community-oriented policing that will make both police officers and the people they serve safer,\u201d said the head of the Civil Rights Division, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta.<\/p>\n

\u201cConstitutional policing is key to building trust between police departments and the communities they serve.\u00a0 Today, Cleveland demonstrates to the rest of the country that people can come together across perceived differences to realize a common vision of a safer, more just city.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The New York Times<\/a> reported that the\u00a0Justice Department found that police officers here used stun guns<\/a>\u00a0inappropriately, punched and kicked unarmed people, and shot at people who posed no threat. The incidents often went unreported \u00a0and uninvestigated, \u00a0investigators found, the NYT stated.<\/p>\n

DOJ and Cleveland Agreement<\/a>
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