A new report on police reform in Minneapolis is offering up some fresh insight on the department's progress, five years after the murder of George Floyd.
It's the second report from Effective Law Enforcement For All, the city's independent monitor, and it's a mixed bag of breakthroughs and lingering homework for the police department.
One of those areas of improvement included some lack of buy-in from some of the rank-and-file regarding a wave of new policy changes. But Police Chief Brian O'Hara says it's normal for officers to be skeptical during a major transition time.
"While we continue to ask them to do more and more, there's a whole lot of uncertainty with the reform process as we go forward," O'Hara says. "I think from a cop's perspective, they are worried about what does this mean for me."
Some of the positive progress noted in the report included things like eliminating backlogs of police misconduct complaints and improved working conditions for officers.
All of this oversight and review comes as part of the department's state consent decree. The city's independent monitor laid out some of the department's progress and areas that are still lacking but O'Hara says overall, the report was an honest refection of how things are going in the city.
"In some cases, you know, things have been completed as initially planned," he adds. "In others, it's gonna take a little bit more time and that's OK. Because everyone involved in this process is going to ensure that we are going to get it right and not just get things done fast."
The assessment pointed out that working conditions for officers and community engagement have improved under the agreement, but overall officer buy-in and the field training program still need more attention.