Chief LeRonne Armstrong has been with the Oakland Police Department for 24 years, before the Riders scandal hit. That scandal sent the department into federal oversight and ultimately receivership.
to see if the 52 civil rights changes mandated by the federal government stick - which would allow oversight to finally drop.
Among key changes Armstrong said the department has made - a reduction in use of force and profiling. Critics worry that after this one year test, the department will regress - will backslide into old bad habits, infringing on the civil rights of Oaklanders. Armstrong said systems are in place to keep the department and its officers progressing forward.
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