The Minnesota Department of Human Rights is investigating whether, over the last 10 years, the Minneapolis Police Department has engaged in unlawful race-based policing.
Our Department's team of neutral investigators is actively reviewing ten years of information. Some examples include:
The investigation is still ongoing. At the end, we will either determine if discrimination occurred.
If we find that discrimination did not occur, our work with the City of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Police Department concludes.
If we find that discrimination occurred, we will work with the City of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Police Department to change policies and procedures. A consent decree is a legal tool that can be used for systems change that the court has oversight over. Cities such as Ferguson, Baltimore, and Chicago have entered into consent decrees in similar circumstances.
This investigation is focused on the Minneapolis Police Department. If you experienced or witnessed discrimination by another police department, report discrimination online here.
