PHOENIX — Following the Justice Department's recent report on the Phoenix Police Department, ABC15 has interviewed individuals with direct experience managing consent decrees.

Pat Davis, a former Albuquerque city council member, highlighted positive outcomes since his city signed a consent decree, noting significant reductions in use-of-force incidents and civil rights lawsuits over a decade.

Bob Scales, a former Seattle city attorney now assisting law enforcement agencies under federal scrutiny, advised Phoenix to conduct its own inquiry and challenge any DOJ findings that diverge from local assessments.

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