Policing the Chicago Consent Decree

The Chicago Police Department has a long history of discrimination, over-policing, misconduct, and violence that has effectively ruptured trust between it and historically disinvested communities.

To promote the reform of the Chicago Police Department, Impact for Equity works to tackle several key barriers, including data and transparency issues, anti-accountability police union contracts, growing budgets, and slow Consent Decree compliance.

The Chicago Police Department consent decree is a 2019 court order requiring the CPD to reform its policies, training, and practices in several important areas. The consent decree’s goal is to address CPD’s pattern and practice of unconstitutional policing and to build trust with the community.

The Chicago Police Department consent decree is a 2019 court order requiring the CPD to reform its policies, training, and practices in several important areas. The consent decree’s goal is to address CPD’s pattern and practice of unconstitutional policing and to build trust with the community.