
Law enforcement groups discussed 'host of concerns' with AG Garland amid Minneapolis policing probe
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Leaders of a few of the largest law enforcement associations in the country met with Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday to express concerns with the Justice Department's recent decision to open a sweeping investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department and return to heavy use of consent decrees.
The attorney general said that the investigation will address possible "systemic policing issues" and will examine whether the police department has a "pattern or practice of unconstitutional or unlawful policing." This week, a jury convicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for second-degree murder in the death of Floyd. Prior to the Friday afternoon meeting, sources close to the police groups said that they felt somewhat blindsided by the investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department and the decision of Biden's DOJ to more heavily rely on consent decrees as an enforcement tool.More Related News