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New Orleans insists its police department is ready to end federal oversight. Not all are convinced

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The New Orleans Police Department is pushing to end more than a decade of federal oversight.

Critics are expected to voice opposition to lifting court-ordered federal oversight at a hearing Tuesday in federal court.

They are likely raising concerns over racial disparities in police use of force, poor handling of sex crimes and lackluster community engagement.

NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says department has fulfilled goals: “We’ve built that system".

Federal oversight mandated biennial surveys of New Orleanians experiences with and perceptions of the NOPD .

An updated survey has not been released since 2019 due to public health concerns.

The City of New Orleans has also lapsed in fully carrying out plans for community advisory boards.

The city filed the motion to wind down federal oversight.