Sharon Fairley on Police Reform in Chicago

Sharon Fairley on Police Reform in Chicago

This episode features a discussion with Sharon Fairley who is a professor from practice at the University of Chicago Law School a, former federal prosecutor, and the former chief administrator of the Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) and Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA).

We discuss Sharon’s recent commentary published by the Chicago Tribune titled “Commentary: Police reform steps that must be taken immediately“. Over the hour we will take a deep dive in to her recommendations for police reform while also discussing Mayor Lightfoot’s proposals for police reform.

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