OAKLAND (KRON) -- The Oakland police department is being criticized for not meeting a deadline and not making changes that were part of a legal settlement involving four former officers known as "The Riders."

Back in February, the City of Oakland settled a nearly $11 million lawsuit against the police department. More than 100 people claimed they had been mistreated by the four police officers known as the Riders.

Lifelong Oakland resident Shawn Williams says he's been a victim of police brutality, but says it's his word against their's. More than 100 West Oakland residents feel much the same way; together they filed a $10.9 million lawsuit against the City, claiming they had been mistreated by the four officers known as the Riders. The citizens' suit was settled ten months ago with the requirement that the police department would make major reforms.

52 separate items were listed and put on a schedule for completion. The first 16 were to have been finished by mid-October, but only two were completed on time. Since October, 12 had been accomplished, four more remain unfinished.

Attorney Jim Chanin represents many of the residents named in the suit and says the City will end up back in court if the police reforms don't start happening on schedule, but authoritites say theywon't sacrifice quality for speed.

There are two major areas of concern for the group hired to oversee the Oakland police department changes. One is a new disciplinary system for officers, the other involves a computerized personnel system for tracking officers' histories. And as far as the actual Riders corruption case, a re-trial is expected next year.

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