Chicago Crime Up As Police Clash With New Boss
21st September 2008
Crime rates are up from last year. Arrests, traffic stops and gun recoveries are down. And while there is dispute over the precise reasons, the union representing police officers in this city says it is partly because officers are doing their jobs gingerly, out of fear that the controversial police superintendent won’t back them if they face misconduct charges.
Well, that’s what happens when politics intrudes into police work.