It's been over a year since the Syracuse Common Council passed its proposed Police Reform and Reinvention plan. Though the vote was unanimous at the time, it did not come without criticism. Now, the council is touting its progress. 

For more than a year, the eight-member oversight committee composed of elected and police officials, along with other stakeholders, have been working out ways to help change the Syracuse Police Department for the better.

Some of what the council addressed in their report directly hits on recent events, like Syracuse police's interaction with a young boy accused of theft, in a video that went viral on Twitter back in April and resulted in widespread backlash.

In the last year, the council says they have increased multicultural training for officers, in an effort to improve the department's accessibility.

"The police deparment, in the past, seemed unable to quickly get interpreters for people who spoke languages other than English, and in police interactions with community members, there needs to be understanding both ways," said Barrie Gewanter, civil rights advocate and committee member.

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh says he thinks the SPD and those involved have accomplished a lot in terms of reform, but there's still hope to do a lot more.