The settlement comes after the DOJ alleged that the Vallejo Police Department engaged in a 'pattern or practice of unconstitutional conduct' and after civil rights attorneys have cried for more oversight for a department whose officers have killed more than 20 people since 2012.
The California Department of Justice has entered an agreement with the city of Vallejo and the police department, forcing Vallejo to make reforms, which will be overseen by an independent evaluator."Repairing trust between our law enforcement and the communities they serve is a foundational part of public safety and rebuilding that trust takes swift, decisive action," Bonta said in a statement.
Pointer has represented both the McCoy and Foster families, and acknowledged that even though the Department of Justice can step in at any time to oversee the evaluator, he questioned: "If you look at the track history, what has the Department of Justice done as it relates to holding people accountable?" Specifically, the DOJ has been asked to intervene in the Monterrosa death, where prosecutors found the shooting justified.
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