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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 19, 2024

Community members gathered at the National Civil Rights Museum yesterday to discuss the results of a 17-month federal investigation into the Memphis Police Department, the Daily Memphian reports. Earlier this month, the Department of Justice released a report finding that that the Memphis Police Department and the city engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the U.S. Constitution and federal law. Now community members want to see more officer accountability for policy violations, ability to give input on police policies and for officers to show citizens more empathy and respect. One attendee also spoke out against the city’s decision not to enter into a consent decree with the department. The city has said it wants to do in-depth review of the findings before making a decision about such an agreement.