University of Chicago Law Professor Craig Futterman suggested that might have been caused, at least in part, by the release of a video showing CPD Officer Jason Van Dyke shooting Laquan McDonald, and the subsequent public pressure to hold more police officers accountable.

But so far this year, the board’s voting record has been more in line with its historical average, voting to allow an officer to keep the job in 7 of the 11 discharge cases that have come before it.

“Have we begun to see a return to the way things have always been?” Futterman said. “Where the police board has insulated and protected officers … from discipline or firing?”

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