CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- The City of Chicago Inspector General has released a report regarding enforcement of rules requiring that members of the Chicago Police Department report misconduct and she said they're lacking.
IG Deborah Witzburg said CPD members are operating under two sets of policies regarding what are known as Rules 21 and 22, which require that officers report misconduct. The rules are at odds with one another.
"The policies of the police department and the consent decree itself require the existence of an anonymous reporting mechanism," she explained.
"That requirement is rooted in a recognition of retaliation was, however, built into those same policies and the consent decree is a determination that an anonymous report does not satisfy a member's duty under Rule 21 or 22."
Witzburg said there is a mechanism that’s already been created and is in use elsewhere, giving officers making anonymous reports a tracking number in case they need it as proof of reporting at some point.
She said CPD has stopped short of committing to its use, but did commit to reviewing it further.
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