A scathing new report from the city's top watchdog found Chicago police officers with a history of filing false reports have been able to get away with lying due to failures in oversight.
Citing"structural failures in Chicago's police accountability system," the report said those officers have been allowed"to remain in positions with duties that depend upon their truthfulness and credibility," even though a history of lying"can erode public trust and create risks for CPD." The report also found gaps in policies at the department's internal affairs unit and at the Civilian Office of Police Accountability"contribute to the underenforcement" of the CPD rule against making a false report.
By continuing to employ officers with a history of lying, the inspector general said,"CPD risks undermining its core law enforcement function by potentially compromising otherwise successful criminal convictions, eroding public trust, and violating its constitutional and legal obligations."
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