The Fort Worth police chief is facing pushback for proposing to appoint his own community police review board. Critics are worried there will not be enough diversity or independence for a panel that could ultimately shape police policy.
The Fort Worth police chief is facing pushback for proposing to appoint his own community police review board.
"Right now, I think what the chief is proposing is a really solid step in the right direction," she said. Cory Session is a former member of the race and culture task force. He says the entire idea of a community advisory board for the police chief ignores what the task force has recommended: that being a totally independent police oversight review board.
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