By Police1 Staff
DETROIT — Detroit police are 80% compliant on federally mandated reforms the department agreed in 2003 to implement, officials announced Tuesday.
Progress on the policies, including reducing excessive force, is “significant,” Police Chief Ralph Godbee Jr. said during a meeting. Two years ago the department was 29% compliant with implementing policies.
“This is an important milestone,” Federal monitor Robert Warshaw said, though the effort is continual and the mission is “going to forever be in process.”
Areas in which the department was not in compliance include inconsistent monitoring of detainees on suicide watch and officers not always reviewing in-car video of investigative stops, according to the Detroit Free Press. Police said appropriate training has been conducted.
When the discussion turned to use of force issues, Police Cmdr. Brian Stair said the number of critical firearm discharges by officers was down. In 2011 only one confirmed fatal officer-involved shooting occurred.