Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story incorrectly noted the state in which Anne Milgram was the former attorney general. Milgram served as the attorney general of New Jersey. The story also misquoted how Milgram characterized how cities have responded to crime. Milgram said cities have been "deeply reactive."
The city of Indianapolis will conduct an independent review of how officials and law enforcement responded when the first few protests against racism and police brutality turned turbulent in late May and early June, Mayor Joe Hogsett announced Monday.
Sparked by recent police-involved deaths of Black people, hundreds of residents have protested for weeks against racism and police brutality without incident, Hogsett noted during a virtual press conference. But the first two daytime demonstrations in May devolved into tear gas and pepper balls, nighttime arson and looting and led to citywide curfews. More than 80 businesses were damaged. More than 100 people were arrested in the first few days.
The independent, third-party review, Hogsett said, will assess city policy and law enforcement actions during the protests and provide recommendations for the future. The reviews are separate from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and Prosecutor Ryan Mears' investigations into specific incidents that occurred during the protests, including how officers used force against two women.
“I ask that this analysis be thorough, transparent and swift," Hogsett said. "Through this report we will learn from what has occurred, we will better prepare ourselves for the future and we will provide much deserved answers to questions that have arisen.”
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The leadership structure of the independent review will be announced later, Hogsett said. Tim Moriarty, who serves as special counsel to Hogsett and ran for Marion County prosecutor against Mears last year, has been charged with overseeing the effort, Hogsett said.
The review comes as IMPD and prosecutors investigate an incident caught on video where two Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers repeatedly strike a woman with batons while a third shoots pepper balls at her on May 31.
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears confirmed that a criminal investigation was opened on the matter during a City-County Council Public Safety Committee meeting last week.
Moriarty said that the city's review will involve specific incidents but aims to take a "more holistic view of the entire period," he said Monday. "This investigation will be broader," he said.
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At a press conference on Monday, Hogsett and other officials also announced a new partnership with the New York University School of Law Criminal Justice Lab that will use community input and data analysis to reform public safety in Indianapolis. The initiative was described by Hogsett as a "reimagining" of the criminal justice system that focuses more on the root causes of crime, not just policing.
The effort involves Anne Milgram, an NYU law professor and former attorney general of New Jersey who used a similar approach in Camden, New Jersey, in 2008, which she says ultimately reformed the city's police department.
Contact IndyStar reporter Crystal Hill at 317-444-6094 or cnhill@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter: @crysnhill.
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