Biden DOJ taking new actions to monitor police departments nationwide

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American Military News by Liz George  September 13, 2021

President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice will be launching new efforts involving court-appointed monitors who oversee police departments across the United States, expanding already-existing tools the DOJ uses to force departments’ compliance with its standards.

During a speech at the 2021 International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference on Monday, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the expansion, asserting that more is needed than current consent decrees, monitorships and investigations of police departments.

Garland said a review conducted by Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta led to the DOJ establishing 19 new actions that are designed to improve the “efficiency and efficacy” of consent decrees and monitorships.

More: https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/09/biden-doj-taking-new-actions-to-monitor-police-departments-nationwide/

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... Under the new rules — outlined in a nine-page memo from Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, who oversaw the review — monitoring teams would be subject to unspecified term limits set before their hiring, as well as periodic performance reviews by the federal judge in charge of the settlement, who could make changes.

The monitor would be allowed to continue past the negotiated term limits only through a reappointment from the judge, according to the memo.

The monitors would have to meet federal standards before being hired and undergo training once on the job, and they would be restricted from serving as a principal monitor in multiple localities simultaneously.

After five years, the judge would conduct a termination hearing to determine whether the federal oversight could be lifted or, if not, determine specific ways to help the jurisdiction reach full compliance, officials said. ...

Seattle Times

 

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States rights?
biden refused to let congress and journalists in the illegal immigrant shelters so why do the LEO's need to let these "monitors" in?  Just lock the door...