Briefly discuss the effectiveness of consent decrees and Section 14141 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. In doing so, describe the legal provision that allowed the Department of Justice DOJ to intervene when allegations are made that constitutional policing is not followed as a matter of patterns and practices.
Note: The essay response should reflect upper-level undergraduate writing per current APA standards. The essay response is to include in-text citation(s) in proper APA format. In-text citations are to correspond to each listed source in the correct APA format listed after the essay response (APA, 2020).
References
Alpert, G. P., McLean, K., & Wolfe, S. (2017). Consent decrees: An approach to police accountability and reform. Police Quarterly, 20(3), 239-249.
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000
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