The city of Albuquerque has agreed to submit to independent oversight of federally mandated reforms to its troubled police department. Under an agreement announced today by the Department of Justice, the city signed off on a framework for addressing eight problem areas Justice officials identified in a scathing report on police practices earlier this year. Among the findings: officers too frequently used deadly force on people who posed a minimal threat and used a higher level of force too often on those with mental illness.
