The city of Albuquerque has agreed to submit to independent oversight of federally mandated reforms to its troubled police department.
Under an agreement announced Thursday by the Department of Justice, the city signed off on a framework for addressing eight problem areas Justice officials identified in a scathing report on police practices earlier this year.
Among the findings: officers too frequently used deadly force on people who posed a minimal threat and used a higher level of force too often on those with mental illness.
Albuquerque police have shot 41 people since 2010, 27 of them fatally.
The agreement calls for the final reform plan to be submitted to a court for enforcement. The city has also agreed to have an independent monitor brought in to oversee the reforms.
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