Study finds brutal, corrupt police patrol black, Latino neighborhoods - Chicago

Posted on: November 15th, 2007
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“A statistical study by a University of Chicago law professor indicates police officers most often accused of brutality and corruption work in groups that patrol mostly low-income black and Latino neighborhoods.

Craig Futterman said Wednesday the concentration of problem police officers in low-income neighborhoods should make it easy for Chicago officials to root out them out, if the city really wanted to.”*

Study: The Use of Statistical Evidence to Address Police Supervisory and Disciplinary Practices (PDF) (University of Chicago Law School)

*From: http://cbs2chicago.com/illinoiswire/22.0.html?type=local&state=IL&category=n&filename=IL–ChicagoPolice.xmlDELETEME!
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