BERMAN: Following months of negotiation, the city of Cleveland and the Justice Department have asked for sweeping changes in police practices. The deal could make Cleveland a model of reform for big city police departments. CNN's Erin McLaughlin in Cleveland with the details.</s>ERIN MCLAUGHLIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: John and Christine, Cleveland's mayor said this agreement takes police reform to another level. The court-ordered consent degree was announced on Tuesday. It calls for the Cleveland Police Department to retrain and review its officers to make sure they use force properly. The terms will be supervised by an independent monitor over a five-year period.</s>ROGER CANAFF, FORMER PROSECUTOR: The community, when they figure, wow, this is the top level of government. This is the most universal, the most powerful level of government. When they're actually stepping in and getting involved, then probably we're going to -- we're going to see our needs get met a lot quicker than when he might going through local politics or even within the states.</s>MCLAUGHLIN: 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 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 charged in that incident was acquitted, triggering mostly peaceful protests. The other investigation into police misconduct outstanding, including the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, but community leaders say they are worried there could be unrest in the long summer ahead -- John and Christine.</s>ROMANS: All right. Erin, thanks for that. LeBron James looking to make an appearance in the NBA finals for the fifth straight year. Could he lead the Cavs to a sweep over the Atlanta Hawks? Andy Scholes has the latest on the "Bleacher Report", next.
DOJ, Cleveland Agree to Police Reforms