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The Justice Department will investigate the Chicago police for possible civil rights violations, Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Monday morning.
As the second largest force in the nation, Chicago’s will be the biggest city department the Attorney General’s office has ever investigated (Puerto Rico’s was the largest department overall). ; ;
The investigation will focus on the Chicago Police Department’s use of force, including racial, ethnic and other disparities in use of force, and its systems of accountability, Lynch said.
“Our goal in this investigation, as in all of our pattern-or-practice investigations, is not to focus on individuals, but to improve systems; to ensure that officers are being provided with the tools they need — including training, policy guidance and equipment — to be more effective, to partner with civilians and to strengthen public safety,” Lynch said.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan wrote to Lynch Dec. 1 to ;urgently request ;an investigation into the police department. Madigan asked the DOJ to investigate issues including use of deadly force, discriminatory policing and internal misconduct to determine if they amount to civil rights violations. ;
Madigan called for the DOJ probe days after a court order forced the city of Chicago to ;release dashboard camera footage ;of a 2014 fatal shooting involving police. The video shows 17-year-old Laquan McDonald walking away from police before he is shot 16 times.
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