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| Cleveland police department agrees to carry out federal reforms | Cleveland police department agrees to carry out federal reforms |
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| The Cleveland police department, which has been criticised for aggressive tactics against African Americans, has agreed to strict federal reforms. | The Cleveland police department, which has been criticised for aggressive tactics against African Americans, has agreed to strict federal reforms. |
| Mayor Frank Jackson said on Tuesday that the police will adhere to the most exacting standards in the US. | Mayor Frank Jackson said on Tuesday that the police will adhere to the most exacting standards in the US. |
| The US Department of Justice settlement comes after a series of cases where officers killed unarmed people. | The US Department of Justice settlement comes after a series of cases where officers killed unarmed people. |
| The rules prohibit officers from using force against people for talking back or as punishment for running away. | The rules prohibit officers from using force against people for talking back or as punishment for running away. |
| Pistol whipping is prohibited, as is firing warning shots, the agreement says. | Pistol whipping is prohibited, as is firing warning shots, the agreement says. |
| An independent monitor will track the police department's progress. | An independent monitor will track the police department's progress. |
| The department will be required to collect data on use-of-force incidents, will be banned from neck holds, and won't be able to use Tasers targeting head, neck or genitalia. | The department will be required to collect data on use-of-force incidents, will be banned from neck holds, and won't be able to use Tasers targeting head, neck or genitalia. |
| Officers will also undergo mental health consultations. | Officers will also undergo mental health consultations. |
| If the city does not carry out the terms of the settlement, known as a consent decree, a federal judge has the authority to demand them. | If the city does not carry out the terms of the settlement, known as a consent decree, a federal judge has the authority to demand them. |
| Mr Jackson said all police officers will have body cameras by the end of 2015. | Mr Jackson said all police officers will have body cameras by the end of 2015. |
| The DOJ report does not lay out this specific goal about body cameras but states that the department will arrange for 'body-worn camera video downloads.' | The DOJ report does not lay out this specific goal about body cameras but states that the department will arrange for 'body-worn camera video downloads.' |
| Cleveland's police force most recently came under criticism in November 2014, when an officer fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice after mistaking his toy gun for a real one. | |
| The caller who contacted police that day told them the gun was "probably fake". | |
| Cleveland police are still investigating Rice's death. | Cleveland police are still investigating Rice's death. |
| Protesters took the streets after a judge acquitted white police officer Michael Brelo on 2012 charges of voluntary manslaughter of Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell, two black people. | Protesters took the streets after a judge acquitted white police officer Michael Brelo on 2012 charges of voluntary manslaughter of Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell, two black people. |
| Mr Brelo fired multiple rounds into the car Williams and Russell were in after police chased the car. | Mr Brelo fired multiple rounds into the car Williams and Russell were in after police chased the car. |
| Just after Rice's death, federal investigators released a report on harsh and abusive police practices in Cleveland. | |
| In another case, 37-year-old Tanisha Anderson, who had a heart condition and bipolar disorder, died in Cleveland police custody when she was handcuffed and restrained in prone position. | In another case, 37-year-old Tanisha Anderson, who had a heart condition and bipolar disorder, died in Cleveland police custody when she was handcuffed and restrained in prone position. |
| More than 71 people were arrested in Cleveland over the weekend during mostly peaceful protests. | More than 71 people were arrested in Cleveland over the weekend during mostly peaceful protests. |
| "Today marks a new way of policing in the city of Cleveland, one built on a strong foundation of systemic change," Mr Jackson said of the agreement with the DOJ. | |
| The agreement comes on the heels of racial tensions and police-involved shooting deaths of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, Eric Garner in New York City and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. | The agreement comes on the heels of racial tensions and police-involved shooting deaths of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, Eric Garner in New York City and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. |
| Baltimore and Ferguson's police departments have also came under close scrutiny of the Department of Justice. | Baltimore and Ferguson's police departments have also came under close scrutiny of the Department of Justice. |