Coalition Including Mandel Clinic Issues 10-Point Plan for Chicago Police Reforms

Civil rights groups issue 10-point plan for anti-violence training, other reforms for Chicago police

A coalition of civil rights organizations suing the city of Chicago issued a 10-point plan Tuesday calling for changes to halt what it describes as the Chicago Police Department’s “ongoing pattern and practice of unchecked violence, racism and bias.’’

The group, which includes Black Lives Matter Chicago, the Chicago Urban League and the NAACP, proposed that officers undergo anti-violence training that includes the history of police misconduct such as the torture claims by dozens of black suspects against former Cmdr. Jon Burge.

The plan also called for pulling police officers out of public schools and prohibiting the use of Tasers in schools, according to Craig Futterman, a University of Chicago law professor and one of the coalition’s lead lawyers.

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