TMC
01-15-2022, 07:30 AM
https://www.thelist.com/724917/what-chicago-p-d-gets-wrong-about-police-work/
Despite the fact that "Chicago P.D. (https://www.thelist.com/668019/this-chicago-pd-cast-member-is-a-former-scientologist/)" has showcased the tensions between police officers and Black citizens, a Chicago Tribune report (https://digitaledition.chicagotribune.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=6cd08d47-df39-4759-851f-60666f9337c2) alleges that the show doesn't accurately showcase how the real-life Chicago Police Department treats its Black citizens. As the publication pointed out, a recent report detailed just how much alleged poor training and mistreatment of the Black citizens of Chicago have only contributed to growing tensions between Black citizens and police officers in the city. The show, the Chicago Tribune alleges, seems to paint a much rosier image of the Chicago Police Department.
Fans of the "Chicago P.D." character Trudy Platt, who serves as a desk sergeant for the Chicago Police Department in the show, will be dismayed to learn that those with her position don't actually hold as much power as she does on the show. According to Screen Rant (https://screenrant.com/chicago-p-d-5-things-accurate-5-things-fictional/), desk sergeants or officers only receive information about incoming incidents and then dispatch that information to active patrol units. In reality, those in her role do not have any authority over other officers.
Additionally, while officers on "Chicago P.D." always seem to be busy juggling cases, Screen Rant reports that those officers in real-life police intelligence units are less likely to be involved in investigating crime scenes or questioning witnesses, and are more likely to be simply handing over these cases to state or federal authorities.
Despite the fact that "Chicago P.D. (https://www.thelist.com/668019/this-chicago-pd-cast-member-is-a-former-scientologist/)" has showcased the tensions between police officers and Black citizens, a Chicago Tribune report (https://digitaledition.chicagotribune.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=6cd08d47-df39-4759-851f-60666f9337c2) alleges that the show doesn't accurately showcase how the real-life Chicago Police Department treats its Black citizens. As the publication pointed out, a recent report detailed just how much alleged poor training and mistreatment of the Black citizens of Chicago have only contributed to growing tensions between Black citizens and police officers in the city. The show, the Chicago Tribune alleges, seems to paint a much rosier image of the Chicago Police Department.
Fans of the "Chicago P.D." character Trudy Platt, who serves as a desk sergeant for the Chicago Police Department in the show, will be dismayed to learn that those with her position don't actually hold as much power as she does on the show. According to Screen Rant (https://screenrant.com/chicago-p-d-5-things-accurate-5-things-fictional/), desk sergeants or officers only receive information about incoming incidents and then dispatch that information to active patrol units. In reality, those in her role do not have any authority over other officers.
Additionally, while officers on "Chicago P.D." always seem to be busy juggling cases, Screen Rant reports that those officers in real-life police intelligence units are less likely to be involved in investigating crime scenes or questioning witnesses, and are more likely to be simply handing over these cases to state or federal authorities.