POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY

In recent years, public attention has focused on the need to enhance police accountability tothe public. Residents from all neighborhoods across Cook County want policing that reflects the needs and values of their community and respects all residents.

Would you ask the Attorney General to appoint an independent prosecutor in all officerinvolved shootings?

CONWAY: 

No
I support full transparency in investigations of officer-involved shootings. However, the Attorney General does not have the specialty to provide this over-site and the Attorney General has not shown the inclination to get involved in these type of cases despite concurrent jurisdiction. In these cases, the States Attorneys Office will provide a full report with explanation of why we did or did not pursue charges for review by the public.

FIORETTI:

No
No. I fail to see the rationale for an independent prosecutor for “all” officer involved shootings. While some wish to make it so, police officers are not the enemy. Police officer involved shootings will be handled in my Administration as every other case-according to the facts and the law. Nothing else.

FOXX: 

Yes
Due to the inherent conflict of interest in prosecuting police officers that the office works closely with, a special prosecutor should be the one to objectively prosecute police officers in police-involved shooting cases. 

MORE: 

DID NOT RESPOND


O'BRIEN: 

DID NOT RESPOND


PFANNKUCHE:

DID NOT RESPOND


 

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