Award Submission: The Minneapolis Police Department faced investigations from the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and the U.S. Department of Justice, and entered into consent decrees with both. It was an altering of the landscape of policing in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd and the ensuing riots and public discourse. It was also met by a continuing lack of officers, recruits and rising crime in the city, putting the entire department in peril. Here is WCCO's continuing coverage of the MPD.

<p>Award Submission: The Minneapolis Police Department faced investigations from the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and the U.S. Department of Justice, and entered into consent decrees with both. It was an altering of the landscape of policing in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd and the ensuing riots and public discourse. It was also met by a continuing lack of officers, recruits and rising crime in the city, putting the entire department in peril. Here is WCCO's continuing coverage of the MPD.</p>

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