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cleveland's mayor said this takes police reform to another level. the court-ordered consent deck agree was announced tuesday. it calls for the police department to review its officers to make sure they use terms properly over a five-year period. >> the community, when they figure wow, this is the top level of government. this is the most universal, the most powerful unit of government. when they're actually stepping in and getting involved probably we're going to see our needs get met a lot quicker than when he might going through local politics or even in the states. >> reporter: new orleans, seattle and cincinnati all have similar agreements. the cleveland decree was the result of the department of justice investigation that concluded in december. it found for the department to have a pattern of using excessive force. one of the examples cited in that report the 2012 fatal shooting of two unarmed people following a car chase. over the weekend, the officer officer charged in that was