Court oversight of Seattle Police agreed to

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/feds-seattle-to-announce-police-reform-agreement-following-critical-report-about-force/2012/07/27/gJQAG1LCEX_story.html

SEATTLE — Seattle officials agreed to an independent monitor and court oversight of the city’s police department as part of an agreement announced Friday with the Justice Department following a damning report that found officers routinely used excessive force.

City and federal negotiators were involved in tense talks over the scope of a deal for months, and Justice Department lawyers had threatened to sue the city if a deal was not reached by July 31.

“It’s no secret there were a few bumps in the road to get here,” Mayor Mike McGinn said. “We do have a lot of work in front of us.”