Law Practice
Jun. 19, 2009
With End in Sight for Consent Decree, a Fragile Hope for Oversight
As the Department of Justice and the City of Los Angeles seek to leave behind an eight-year consent decree, the police department's Office of Inspector General is poised to take on a more prominent role in policing 9,900 LAPD officers.
By Greg Katz
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - For the last eight years, the Los Angeles Police Department has been under the watchful eye of U.S. District Judge Gary A. Feess, the result of a lawsuit against the city by the federal government alleging unconstitutional police practices. Now, after myriad reforms, and with the Department of Justice and the city asking Feess to let them leave the consent decree that created his oversight, the...
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - For the last eight years, the Los Angeles Police Department has been under the watchful eye of U.S. District Judge Gary A. Feess, the result of a lawsuit against the city by the federal government alleging unconstitutional police practices. Now, after myriad reforms, and with the Department of Justice and the city asking Feess to let them leave the consent decree that created his oversight, the...
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