NOPD Community Meeting for Second District to Discuss Consent Decree Progress Set for November 6
NEW ORLEANS – The NOPD is
inviting the public to attend district-centric meetings aimed at providing
citizens with updates on the department's progress in meeting the requirements
of the NOPD Consent Decree.
At these meetings, NOPD Deputy Chief of Compliance Danny Murphy
and other NOPD representatives will be on hand to provide an update on progress
made to meet the requirements of the Consent Decree, and to answer questions
from the community on the Consent Decree.
A meeting for citizens in the Second District is scheduled for Tuesday, November 6, at 6 p.m. at the Second District station, located at 3401 Broadway Street.
On July 24, 2012, the City, NOPD and the U.S. Department of
Justice entered into a Consent Decree, which is the most expansive decree of
its kind in the nation. The Consent Decree contains a broad array of separate
tasks and goals detailed in more than 490 paragraphs and 110 pages; it reflects
a shared commitment to effective, constitutional, and professional law
enforcement.
The Consent Decree is a broad, extensive blueprint for positive
change, and it encompasses sweeping, department-wide reforms that
understandably may require years to accomplish fully.
Within the NOPD, the Compliance Bureau is tasked with – among
other things – facilitating the implementation of the Consent Decree.
"These meetings are an opportunity for the community to
engage with the NOPD about reforms," Murphy said.
Anyone with questions regarding the Consent Decree can visit the Consent
Decree page on the NOPD website at https://www.nola.gov/nopd/nopd-consent-decree/, or
call the NOPD Compliance Bureau at 504-658-5080.
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