Axios Philadelphia reports on the city’s new two-year police contract that includes raises and bonuses for police officers but zero funding for the Citizens Police Oversight Commission (CPOC). While the new contract does not restrict or eliminate CPOC, it “neuters” CPOC and its ability to conduct independent investigations into police officers. CPE’s Hans Menos, VP of Public Safety Innovations, tells Axios:
After many cities enacted police reforms following George Floyd’s murder, they’re again facing “headwinds … the status quo or worse.”
- It’s the same predicament Menos faced when he was head of the city’s Police Advisory Commission (PAC), CPOC’s predecessor. PAC didn’t have CPOC’s legislative mandate or subpoena power – and now the police watchdog is basically back in the same situation.
- “We have a short memory when it comes to crises,” Menos says.
Read more on Axios Philadelphia’s website.