COPA Adds More Transparency with Police Complaint Data
by Tom Schenk Jr. (Guest Blogger) Chief Data Officer for the City of Chicago The newly-formed Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) published detailed complaint data on the City of …
On this day in history….
On October 5, 2016, the City Council passed an ordinance that created Chicago’s newest agency, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) after months of public outcry over what was …
One big step for city government… and a giant leap for police accountability.
I am so excited today! This milestone has been over a year in the making. Our leadership team started working on plans for building the new agency as soon as …