The reform efforts are part of a scramble by policy makers to respond to the most widespread anti-racism protests in the United States since the civil-rights movement of the 1960s
. The calls for action started last month, when Mr. Floyd, who is Black, died after white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes.Mr. Trump met Tuesday at the White House with the families of several unarmed Black people killed by police and vigilantes.
Critics and experts said Mr. Trump’s order will do little because it only encourages limited, voluntary changes rather than mandating major reforms. Mr. Chung pointed out that Mr. Trump has previously rolled back other police accountability efforts. In 2017, for instance, he shut down a program run by the previous Obama administration that allowed the federal Justice Department to impose reforms on troubled police departments.Janice Iwama, a criminology professor at American University, said reforms will only work if there are consequences for officers who break the rules and police departments that fail to implement accountability measures.
The legislation, however, is unlikely to make it through the Republican-controlled Senate. Tim Scott, the only Black Republican senator, is expected to release a rival accountability bill Wednesday that will not touch qualified immunity or stop no-knock warrants. The developments set up a legislative battle between the two parties and their respective houses of Congress.
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