The City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) entered into a Consent Decree with the Department of Justice (DOJ) on June 15, 2001. The Consent Decree provides specific guidelines designed to institute new policies and procedures and to reform the conduct of the LAPD. Michael Cherkasky and Kroll Inc. have been hired as the Independent Monitor to ensure that Consent Decree reforms are implemented in an effective and timely manner. The Monitor’s twenty-third report covers the results of the Monitor’s compliance assessments conducted during the quarter ending March 31, 2007.
OK. I’m not sure what that has to do with Special Order Forty, or the issue of hate crimes.