CHICAGO — For the first time in four decades, the Chicago Police Department’s rule book is getting an edit.
Department officials say the approximately 16-inch stack of paper is full of outdated orders and entries.
For example, there’s a 1924 rule that officers must wear linen collars with their uniforms. The book also has unnecessary entries, such as an explanation of daylight-saving time.
Rachel Johnston is the department’s director of research and development. She says the book is a mess and a team of officers and other department employees is cleaning it up.
Their mission is to trim the book by about two-thirds. The team of workers is starting from scratch.
Officials say the revised rules will be posted online later this year.
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