Not only did all 50 members of the City Council unanimously approve the ordinance requiring CPD to conduct the study, but it is also required by the terms of the consent decree, the federal court order designed to compel CPD to change the way it trains, supervises and disciplines officers. CPD is in full compliance with just 7 percent of that more than 5-year-old court order.
There are hundreds of cops hiding out in administrative positions that could be handled by civilian personnel versus sworn officers. A large number of these officers are politically connected or have friends in the upper echelons of the police department who shield them. This report could expose these people and would create a large group of unhappy police officers if they are actually forced to do police work. Then again you might not want these officers on the street because they are inept at police work.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
There are hundreds of cops hiding out in administrative positions that could be handled by civilian personnel versus sworn officers. A large number of these officers are politically connected or have friends in the upper echelons of the police department who shield them. This report could expose these people and would create a large group of unhappy police officers if they are actually forced to do police work. Then again you might not want these officers on the street because they are inept at police work.
Clearly, there are some recent opportunities in the SS for those a bit rusty as to actually walking a beat.