Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Police Accountability Task Force has issued a sobering assessment of the Chicago Police Department.

It's a startling 183-page document that calls out the CPD for a pattern of racist practices and lack of accountability. The report, released Wednesday, demands sweeping changes to training and discipline.

Document: Read the full report released by the Police Accountability Task Force.

It also recommends that the Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) be abolished. That's the controversial police oversight agency appointed by the mayor, which has only twice in nine years determined that police shootings violated the police department's use of force policy.

On Thursday, “Chicago Tonight” hosted a live studio discussion about the task force's findings and recommendations.

Guests includedLori Lightfoot, the chair of the Police Accountability Task Force who also chaired the Early Intervention and Personnel Concerns Working Group; and Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson, who is a member of the task force and its technical advisor.

Below, behind-the-scenes photos from the forum: