The consent decree in Minneapolis is pending court approval. If enacted, it will require officers to emphasize de-escalation techniques, limit pretextual stops and avoid handcuffing children under ...

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights says its consent decree with the Minneapolis Police Department "isn't going anywhere" amid reports on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Justice is ...

The DOJ’s consent decree is an additional guide to help reform Minneapolis police in areas such as decreasing the use of force, stopping racially discriminatory practices, improving officers’ ...

Now under its third stay in federal court, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) consent decree settlement agreement with the Minneapolis Police Department that would legally mandate reform remains ...

Minneapolis mayor, police chief respond to DOJ’s consent decree dismissal plans 01:44. Minneapolis officials say the city will adhere to a consent decree ordering expansive reforms to its police ...

A consent decree is one of the federal government’s most aggressive tools for reining in police departments found to be violating the U.S. Constitution. Republican presidents rarely pursue them ...

In March, a federal judge granted the DOJ’s request to delay its consent decree case against Minneapolis for another month, its second 30-day stay. At that time, ...

CATHY WURZER: Mr. David Douglass is the co-founder of Effective Law Enforcement For All and is the independent monitor for the city of Minneapolis's consent to decree. Download transcript (PDF ...

Minneapolis officials say the city will adhere to a federal consent decree ordering expansive reforms to its police force despite the U.S. Department of Justice's plan to end its investigation ...

Minneapolis has lost 40% of its police force in the past four years. In October 2024, the Minnesota Star Tribune detailed the numbers: The city went from nearly 900 police officers in 2019 to 578.

Five years ago this week, "the summer of protests" erupted. On May 26, 2020, in Minneapolis, protesters responded to George Floyd's murder. The previous day, a white police officer had kneeled on ...

Experience running a department with a consent decree has become a plum line on a chief’s résumé. In Minneapolis, the new chief is Brian O’Hara, who came from Newark, where he served as ...