CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) –
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson delivered a progress report Wednesday on how the city is working to comply with mandates from the Department of Justice.
The progress report is part of the settlement between the city and the DOJ that requires the city to file a progress report twice a year on the areas that they have addressed when it comes to the Cleveland Police Department’s use of force policies and procedures.
Mayor Jackson said he has been told that there has been a change in police culture since the consent decree was put into place. He also said there’s been a strong emphasis on community policing with the decree.
But when asked what the everyday Clevelander will notice, the mayor did not have a clear answer.
“I think that’s a better question for the general public, if they are feeling any different. We believe things are different because there is an acceptance if the fact that there will be reform. There’s an acceptance of the fact that you have to behave differently and you have to receive training in certain areas, and they are not resisting that,” Mayor Jackson said.
Jackson also discussed a new resource for training that current and new police officers will receive.
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