The city of Cleveland says it鈥檚 working toward complying with the police reform agreement signed with the Justice Department two years ago. The city filed its latest six-month status update in federal court on Wednesday.
Cleveland鈥檚 chief counsel says the city is focused on 鈥渟ubstantially reducing鈥� the backlog in complaint cases against officers.
In June, the team monitoring consent decree compliance .
The long-delayed hiring of an internal affairs director could happen later this year, the city says, with job interviews in 鈥渢he very near future.鈥�
Cleveland police are working to fill the ranks of officers, too. The city submitted a draft recruitment plan in June, and launched a video and radio hiring campaign.
The city signed a contract with Case Western Reserve University to collect and analyze data on such factors as use of force and police stops. Cleveland is still looking for a full-time data coordinator after one preferred candidate withdrew, according to the court filing.
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