For now, these three documents contain enough information for you to draw your own conclusions about the nature of Kansas City policing and the men in charge of it:
This excerpt, detailing events from the eve of the Civil War, relates how pro-slavery politicians created the system currently in place: Click Here
This document commisioned by KC's mayor, dating from just after the 1968 riots: Click Here
And Gwendolyn Grant's 2021 suit demanding local control: Click Here