Craig Futterman on the State of Police Reform in Chicago
Chicago police reforms reduce use of force, but there's "still a culture of denial and impunity," attorney says
"We've been here time and time and time again," Arewa Karen Winters, whose grand-nephew Pierre Loury was killed by Chicago police in 2016, told CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz.
She and civil rights attorney Craig Futterman, a law professor at the University of Chicago, sued the city and are now working with police on reforms. Asked if the reforms have been successful, Winters said it's still early.
The 236-page consent decree mandated changes in police use of force, training, and officer wellness, among others. But so far, the Chicago Police Department has missed 70% of the deadlines and continues "to struggle to conduct meaningful community engagement," according to an independent auditor.
"We're seeing the same stuff in the street: black people still being killed, still being abused, still a culture of denial and impunity," Futterman said.
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