sa City of Chicago Office of I nspector General
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY|910|ll| BACKGROUND|910|A | Risk Management Best Practices|910|B | Agencies Involved in Risk Management for CPD|910|C | Collection and Use of Litigation Data in CPD's Risk Management 9
D | Consent Decree Obligations Related to CPD Lawsuits 12
| ANALYSIS 14
| RECOMMENDATIONS 15
V| DEPARTMENT RESPONSES 16
A | DOL Management Response 16
B| CPD Management Response 16
C | Office of the Mayor Management Response 16
VI | CONCLUSION 18
APPENDIX A | DEPARTMENT RESPONSES 19
A | Chicago Police Department 19
B| Department of Law 20
C | Office of the Mayor 21
Use of Litigation Data in Risk Management Strategies for CPD Page t
City ot Chicago Office of Inspector General
I | Executive Summary
The Office of Inspector General's (OIG) Public Safety section has completed an inquiry regarding the Department of Law (DOL) and the Chicago Police Department's (CPD) collection of data related to lawsuits involving CPD and its members. This inquiry was conducted pursuant to Municipal Code of Chicago (MCC) ยง 2-56-230(e), which includes among the Public Safety section's powers and duties to "review, audit and analyze civil judgments and settlements of claims against members of the Police Department, and to issue recommendations based on its findings to inform and improve or correct deficiencies in the conduct, or operation of the Police Department." OIG reviewed requests made by DOL to the Office of the Comptroller for the payment of settlements and judgments of CPD-involved cases from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2020.1 Based on this review, OIG calculates that the City spent over $250 million on judgments and settlements during the period of analysis. Through its analysis, OIG has identified shortcomings related to the collection and management of litigation data involving CPD. These shortcomings limit the City's ability to understand areas of litigation risk to...
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