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Phoenix leaders set to get update on sweeping public safety reform efforts

Phoenix city hall is shown here at sunset. The front of the building is illuminated by purple lights and small trees in front of it are hung with purple string lights.
City of Phoenix
Phoenix city hall is lit up purple in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

About a year ago, Phoenix City Council ordered sweeping reforms of the Police Department in response to federal investigation findings that officers abuse civil rights.

On Tuesday, leaders are scheduled to hear the work is about two-thirds complete.

Changes approved by the Phoenix City Council are supposed to address homelessness, raise accountability, increase transparency and improve public safety.

They include dozens of actions and staff recommendations.

Records say most reforms are complete.

But a dozen jobs, such as creating a hotline to report police misconduct, and setting policy for how officers interact with young people, are still in progress.

City officials said in May that the reforms would continue, even though the U.S. Justice Department retracted the report which spurred them.

Matthew Casey has won Public Media Journalists Association and Edward R. Murrow awards since he joined KJZZ as a senior field correspondent in 2015.