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Report paints ‘bleak picture’ of perceptions of Chicago police among young Black and Latino men

Chicago police officers in the West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago on Aug. 11, 2022.

CHICAGO — Though the Chicago Police Department is years into efforts to reform and rebuild trust among communities, young Black and Latino men persist in having negative perceptions of and interactions with Chicago police officers, according to a special report from an independent panel reviewing the department.

The findings of surveys of men aged 18 to 35 paint a “bleak picture of the

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