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Aurora Police Department reforms are a “paper change” so far, but leaders say substantial payoff will come

Work on changes mandated by consent decree with Colorado Attorney General’s Office began more than a year ago

Aurora police Chief Art Acevedo speaks at the Aurora Police Department Headquarters on Friday, June 9, 2023, during a press conference releasing the body-worn camera footage in the June 1 fatal shooting of 14-year-old Jor'Dell Richardson by an Aurora police officer. (Photo by Grace Smith/The Denver Post)
Aurora police Chief Art Acevedo speaks at the Aurora Police Department headquarters on Friday, June 9, 2023, during a press conference releasing the body-worn camera footage in the June 1 fatal shooting of 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson by an Aurora police officer. (Photo by Grace Smith/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8:  Elise Schmelzer - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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A year in, some remain skeptical the consent decree will effect lasting change — especially as the Aurora Police Department is once again under intense scrutiny, this time in the wake of last week's fatal shooting of 14-year-old Jor'Dell Richardson by an officer.
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