Chicago Police Accountability Task Force

The Chicago Police Accountability Task Force (CPATF) was a task force created to "review the system of accountability, oversight and training that is currently in place for Chicago's police officers" in 2015.

[1][2] It was announced via press release on December 1, 2015,[1] in the wake of the murder of Laquan McDonald and the protests and political fallout afterward.

[3] On April 13, 2016, the task force released its final report, which found "racism and systemic failures in the city's police force, validating complaints made for years by African-American residents.

[10] According to the New York Times, the final report "was blistering, blunt and backed up by devastating statistics.

Does he really believe that a better trained, better prepared and more professional police force will not inure to the benefit of his members?

The Chicago Police Accountability Task Force final report
Forum at South Shore Cultural Center
Task Force chair Lori Lightfoot unveils the report