Cuando Jerry Sheridan era el segundo al mando en la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Maricopa, un juez federal determinó que había socavado las reformas destinadas a erradicar el perfilamiento racial. Ahora, como jefe del departamento, Sheridan está impulsando poner fin a la supervisión judicial.
When Jerry Sheridan was second-in-command at the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, a federal judge found he had undermined reforms meant to root out racial profiling. Now, as head of the department, Sheridan is pushing to end the court’s oversight.
Under Tim Keller’s leadership, the city has increasingly criminalized conduct associated with homelessness, causing a growing number of people on the streets to be arrested and jailed.
The Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows officers’ disciplinary records to be ignored. Despite years of reform efforts, nothing has changed.