Overview
(January 11, 2024, Washington, DC) – Michael Bromwich spoke to the Arizona Republic about the Justice Department’s Misconduct Investigation into the Phoenix Police Department. Additional publications that covered the investigation include: 12 News, ABC15, Arizona’s Family, Axios, KTAR, and The Washington Post (subscription required).
Speaking about the investigation in the Arizona Republic, Bromwich said: " The DOJ has in the past used several mechanisms to resolve pattern-or-practice investigations: a consent decree, which includes oversight from a judge and independent monitor; a memorandum of understanding, which includes a judge but not a monitor; or technical assistance letter, which includes neither.”
He also added, "I worked for the Justice Department for 12 years. I know how when you're in a bureaucracy you can get locked into a single way of doing things. ... I think it would be an improvement for the department to expand the kinds of solutions and resolutions that it deems appropriate."
Read more at the Arizona Republic, 12 News, ABC15, Arizona’s Family, Axios, KTAR, and The Washington Post (subscription may be required).
