Chicago Police Department Agrees To Reform Stop-And-Frisk Procedures In Settlement With ACLU
Source: Huffington Post
An ACLU report found that Chicago's stop-and-frisk rate was four times higher than the NYPD's worst rates.
The Chicago Police Department announced Friday that it has reached a major settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union, under which it will submit to an independent evaluation of its controversial stop-and-frisk procedure.
The settlement comes several months after the ACLU claimed in a report that the department's use of stop and frisk unjustly targets black residents and other racial minorities.
"We had monthslong, careful negotiations that were very productive and we're very pleased with the outcome," Karen Sheley, a senior staff attorney for the ACLU of Illinois who worked on the settlement, told The Huffington Post Friday.
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