A federal judge declared an end to eight years of court-ordered oversight of the Los Angeles Police Department late last week. The consent decree was forced on the LAPD after the Rampart corruption scandal and accusations of widespread racial profiling. Even some critics of the LAPD say the consent decree has helped the department begin to reform itself. Guest: Connie Rice, a civil rights attorney who has filed lawsuits against the LAPD in the past.
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