How the Chicago police consent decree reshaped the department | Wearing the Badge EP 13

Former Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy sits down with former prosecutor and Illinois GOP chairman Pat Brady to unpack the Laquan McDonald shooting, the DOJ’s 2017 findings, and the court-ordered consent decree that reshaped CPD. From how the video was sealed and later released to who actually investigates police shootings, the conversation digs into process, policy, and politics. McCarthy lays out the “Chicago Plan,” CompStat, and procedural-justice training; Brady brings a prosecutor’s lens on investigations, money-laundering task forces, and federal oversight. Together they weigh reform, results, morale, and the costs of getting it wrong. 00:00 — Introduction 01:00 — Who is Pat Brady? 02:00 — Brady’s Law-Enforcement Resume 03:00 — Task Forces & “Follow the Money” 04:30 — Laquan: The Night, The Video, The Shock 06:45 — Sealing the Video & City Hall Timeline 08:10 — Who Investigates Police Uses of Force 10:10 — Release, Protests, “Cover-Up” Narratives 12:20 — Firing vs. Resignation 14:50 — Metrics Under McCarthy 17:10 — DOJ Investigation Critique 20:40 — Pattern/Practice, Reasonable Suspicion & Standards 23:40 — From Task Forces to Beat Accountability 28:30 — Procedural Justice & The Chicago Plan 30:40 — CompStat & Accountability 33:00 — Consequences & Morale 36:30 — Consent Decree Dollars & Monitors 39:30 — Accreditation & Reform Stacks 43:30 — Violence Reduction Network & Community Work 47:20 — Stop and Frisk 50:00 — Leadership, Assignments & Community Reaction 52:30 — Final Reflections Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices