{"id":27108,"date":"2016-10-07T16:05:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T23:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=27108"},"modified":"2016-10-07T16:20:43","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T23:20:43","slug":"chicago-police-announce-new-limits-on-use-of-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=27108","title":{"rendered":"Chicago police announce new limits on use of force"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Annie Sweeney<\/a> and Jeremy Gorner<\/a><\/span>Contact Reporters<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
Chicago Tribune<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

The Chicago Police Department<\/a>, facing a U.S. Justice Department<\/a> probe of allegedly widespread civil rights violations, on Friday announced new limits on when officers can use force.<\/p>\n

The department has been heavily criticized since the court-ordered release of video showing Officer Jason Van Dyke<\/a> shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald<\/a> 16 times as the teen armed with a knife appeared to walk away from police. The fatal shooting led to sustained street protests, the firing of police Superintendent Garry McCarthy<\/a> and the Justice Department probe<\/p>\n

\u00a0The suggested changes, which were outlined for the Tribune by a source familiar with them, address both specific tactical decisions and broader concepts that reflect the new policing approach that emphasizes officers taking a slower, more cautious approach when possible.<\/div>\n

In a statement, police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the changes place a “heavy emphasis on the sanctity of life.”<\/p>\n