MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Federal officials plan to conduct a comprehensive review of the Memphis Police Department.
The move comes after Memphis officials sought the review by the Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Police Services. A statement from the Justice Department says details are being announced late Wednesday morning at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Memphis.
City spokeswoman Ursula Madden told The Commercial Appeal (http://memne.ws/2ervUa3) that Mayor Jim Strickland and Police Director Michael Rallings invited the agency to Memphis “for a collaborative review of both community-oriented policing and the use of deadly force.”
Similar assessments have been conducted at several other police departments with findings being made public afterward.
The Department of Community Policing says it promotes a collaborative approach to policing that builds on trust and mutual respect between officers and the community
