The Detroit Police Department emerged from a consent decree in 2016 after 13 years. In a 2021 memo outlining principles of consent decrees, Merrick B. Garland, the attorney general, ...

A consent decree is a legal negotiation between the Department of Justice and the police department of the city in which it's being instituted.

For comparison, New Orleans has been under a consent decree for over a decade and pays around $7 million a year. Future of Louisville police reform.

The consent decree is a court agreement that will govern reforms in the Chicago Police Department, including everything from use of force and training, to officer accountability.

Now, the city will have to demonstrate compliance with a new set of standards from the decree — including only serving search warrants between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. unless a court grants approval ...

For comparison, New Orleans has been under a consent decree for a decade and pays $7 million a year. "While we have this agreement as a guiding document, this is our city," LMPD Chief Paul ...

Still, the consent decree is almost always the government’s most potent tool for reforming law enforcement agencies. By and large, experts say, consent decrees work, at least for as long as the ...

A consent decree is a court-enforced agreement between parties — in this case, the DOJ and LMPD along with city government — that includes steps to correct issues, ...

Of the 81 key objectives outlined in the consent decree agreement, LMPD will be required to will revise its use-of-force and training policies, improve search warrant practices, ...

The Trump administration has presented Columbia University with a proposal for a consent decree, a form of federal oversight that would give a judge responsibility for ensuring Columbia complies ...

A consent decree, which can last for years, would give a federal judge responsibility for ensuring Columbia changes its practices along lines laid out by the federal government.

Louisville's consent decree will require a list of reforms within LMPD and guide changes to policy and procedure for the next few years. The 248-page document outlines plans to monitor various ...