Andrea Kersten was confirmed Wednesday by a vote of 31 to 14. When asked about the speed of COPA's investigations, Kersten said the average time an investigation takes has been trending toward 18 months, noting a drop from the two-and-a-half years its predecessor agency, the Independent Police Review Authority, would typically spend on a case.
Kersen’s first assignment should be to investigate Internal Affairs Commander Talley. The taint of corruption is at CPD’s top-ranks, not at the patrol-officer level.
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.
Kersen’s first assignment should be to investigate Internal Affairs Commander Talley. The taint of corruption is at CPD’s top-ranks, not at the patrol-officer level.
Totally agree … but ain’t gonna happen.