INDEPENDENT MONITOR JAMES GINGER HAS A STUDY SESSION WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL FRIDAY TO GO OVER HIS SECOND REPORT ON REFORMING APD UNDER A JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLEMENT. COUNCILOR KEN SANCHEZ SAYS IT’S BEEN A SLOW PROCESS … AND HE TELLS US GINGER’S SECOND REPORT IS TROUBLING TO HIM AND OTHER COUNSELORS.
HE SAYS THE CITY HAS A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THAT SAYS APD NEEDS TO LOOK INTO CONSTITUTIONAL POLICING, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE MORE TRAINING FOR OFFICERS. BUT HE WISHES THE CITY WERE FURTHER ALONG IN THE PROCESS.
SANCHEZ SAYS GINGER’S SECOND REPORT SAYS REFORMS ARE HAPPENING, BUT CITY AND APD POLICIES HAVE SLOWED THE PROCESS. HE SAYS EXISTING POLICIES NEED TO BE OVERHAULED.
