Privacy Policy
…information without your permission. Any information that you volunteer or that we send to you in response is transferred using industry standard encryption technologies. The following explains COPA’s privacy policy…
Rules & Regulations
…Department. The mission of COPA is to conduct administrative investigations within its jurisdiction with integrity, transparency, independence, and timeliness. The goal of every COPA investigation is to determine whether allegations…
Resources
…shootings? The Police and Community Relations Improvement Act www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ChapterID=11&ActID=3660 National resources on civilian oversight of police? The website for the National Association of Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE) www.nacole.org…
COPA RELEASES 2022 SECOND QUARTER REPORT
…stipulated in: The City’s Video Release Policy Mayoral Executive Order No. 2021-1 Freedom of Information Act Requests In Q2 the unit: Posted to COPA’s website 8 officer-involved shootings incidents, encompassing…
COPA SEEKS INPUT FROM PUBLIC ON POLICIES TO IMPROVE INVESTIGATIONS & CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2021 COPA SEEKS INPUT FROM PUBLIC ON POLICIES TO IMPROVE INVESTIGATIONS & CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT Today the Civilian Office of Police Accountability will begin/began receiving input…
COPA RELEASES VIDEO & OTHER RELATED MATERIALS IN THREE SEPARATE OFF-DUTY OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS
…flee in their vehicle. There are no reported injuries and the offender(s) remain at large. Materials released include Case Incident & Tactical Response Reports, as well as OEMC transmissions(www.chicagocopa.org/2020-4312). COPA’s…
How to Read a Final Summary Report
…and recommendations. In February 2023, COPA started using a new Final Summary Template that will improve the timeliness of our closure process. Cases that were closed after that point will…
Christmas Day
City of Chicago holiday and our office will be closed. However, we will still be accepting complaints via online.
News Year’s Day
City of Chicago holiday and our office will be closed. However, we will still be accepting complaints via online.
How to Read a Summary Report of Investigation (Archived Version)
This is the archived version of the “About Summary Reports of Investigation” for the current version, click here. About Summary Reports of Investigation At the conclusion of every COPA investigation,…