’s deep staffing and personnel issues continue to hinder its court-ordered reform efforts, according to a progress report released Thursday.
"As we continue in our journey to continuously improve CPD through reform, we remain committed to creating a police department that every single person in Chicago is confident in," Brown said. "We cannot be an effective police department without having the trust of our residents behind us." "While the superintendent has the discretion and responsibility for those decisions, we must acknowledge that Mr. Boik’s termination sent a demoralizing message to police officers, supervisors, and other CPD personnel," according to the report.
They insisted the CPD needs to "recruit and hire the right people," provide "high-quality training" and use data to measure success, among other steps aimed at addressing the staffing problems.