TY - JOUR
T1 - Federal consent decrees
T2 - a review of policies, processes, and outcomes
AU - Jiao, Allan Y.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Federal consent decrees have been used to reform police organizations in the United States for more than two decades. Agencies having completed consent decrees and the data accumulated in the process, however, have rarely been examined. Meanwhile, the approach has become controversial as some see consent decrees as restrictive and costly to police and others view them as promising for improving police accountability and performance. Considering the confusion and controversies surrounding consent decrees, this paper provides a review of related policies, processes, and outcomes to develop a more accurate understanding of the nature of consent decrees and the specific areas that need to be addressed in order to bring about meaningful changes in policing.
AB - Federal consent decrees have been used to reform police organizations in the United States for more than two decades. Agencies having completed consent decrees and the data accumulated in the process, however, have rarely been examined. Meanwhile, the approach has become controversial as some see consent decrees as restrictive and costly to police and others view them as promising for improving police accountability and performance. Considering the confusion and controversies surrounding consent decrees, this paper provides a review of related policies, processes, and outcomes to develop a more accurate understanding of the nature of consent decrees and the specific areas that need to be addressed in order to bring about meaningful changes in policing.
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U2 - 10.1080/15614263.2020.1722664
DO - 10.1080/15614263.2020.1722664
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85078479452
SN - 1561-4263
VL - 22
SP - 793
EP - 804
JO - Police Practice and Research
JF - Police Practice and Research
IS - 1
ER -