{"id":1002908,"date":"2018-11-09T12:25:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T16:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1002908"},"modified":"2024-05-23T20:13:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:13:08","slug":"dnc-on-doj-memorandum-limiting-use-of-consent-decrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-on-doj-memorandum-limiting-use-of-consent-decrees\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC on DOJ Memorandum Limiting Use of Consent Decrees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThis memorandum is a disgrace to the rule of law and a disservice to both police departments and the communities they serve. Under my leadership of the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division, we opened 15 policing investigations and reached 10 agreements for comprehensive reform of police departments, including seven consent decrees. Session\u2019s memorandum guts the Justice Department\u2019s ability to hold law enforcement accountable for abusive practices by overseeing long-term reforms.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cDemocrats believe that police departments must be held accountable to their communities and build relationships of trust with their communities. Because the best currency you have as a police officer is the trust of your whole community \u2013 not just those with lighter skin or deeper pockets. This memorandum politicizes and undermines the process while limiting opportunities to build trust and accountability in our neighborhoods.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement: &nbsp; \u201cThis memorandum is a disgrace to the rule of law and a disservice to both police departments and the communities they serve. Under my leadership of the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division, we opened 15 policing investigations and reached 10 agreements for comprehensive reform of police [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1002908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>DNC on DOJ Memorandum Limiting Use of Consent Decrees - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-on-doj-memorandum-limiting-use-of-consent-decrees\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-11-09T16:25:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-23T20:13:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-on-doj-memorandum-limiting-use-of-consent-decrees\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-on-doj-memorandum-limiting-use-of-consent-decrees\/\",\"name\":\"DNC on DOJ Memorandum Limiting Use of Consent Decrees - 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