University of Chicago
Criag Futterman is a professor of law at the University of Chicago and the founder and director of the University’s Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project.
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Sessions dismissed DOJ investigation of Chicago PD The Obama Justice Department obtained court orders to reform police abuse in several local police departments, and was investigating reports of abuse in Chicago . But Attorney General Jeff Sessions called them "pretty anecdotal and not so scientifically based." He said federal intervention might be preventing officers on the street from doing their jobs. Craig Futterman is a law professor at the University of Chicago and director of its Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project.
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