When Beck took over in the department he said there were some from within who were resistant to the reforms.

“I saw a Police Department that on some fronts didn’t believe in the efficacy of the consent decree, and I think that while not everybody will agree with me, they all know that there’s no option,” he said.

University of Chicago law professor Craig Futterman, who studies police accountability issues, said Beck was “a consistent voice” to the police and public about the importance of the consent decree. But Futterman said the department under Beck’s leadership seemed to be more interested in appearing to be in compliance with the decree rather than “embrace the decree for needed change.”

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