The Los Angeles Police Department has reformed itself enough to end eight years of federal oversight, a U.S. District Court judge ruled.

Judge Gary Feess Friday terminated the consent decree forced on the department in 2001 after decades of corruption and brutality complaints, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.

Since 2001, the department has instituted dozens of reforms governing officers' conduct and undergone rigorous audits on its progress, Feess said, praising the department.

"LAPD has become the national and international policing standard for activities that range from audits to handling of the mentally ill to many aspects of training to risk assessment of police officers and more," Feess said.

In recent months, Police Chief William Bratton argued the continued oversight had stigmatized a department that had proved its ability to police itself. Friday's court decision, Bratton said, proved the department has regained its reputation.