DFSS King Service Center Community Visit
…Department. COPA will spend a full-day answering questions residents may have related to the agency and the investigative process. For more information about COPA visit www.chicagocopa.org or call 312-746-3609. …
DFSS South Chicago Service Center Community Visit
…Department. COPA will spend a full-day answering questions residents may have related to the agency and the investigative process. For more information about COPA visit www.chicagocopa.org or call 312-746-3609. …
Investigative Process
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Garrett Schaaf, Supervising Investigator
…for investigative activities while serving as a technical, investigative, and process resource for staff. Garrett reviews complaints while making jurisdictional, assignment, criminal referral, and investigation recommendations. Garrett provides input on…
Municipal Ordinance
On October 5, 2016, the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance to establish the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA), which replaced to the Independent Police Review Authority as the…
2018-1090662
As part of the Non-concurrence review process, COPA and the Superintendent agreed to a 7 day suspension for Officer Kristian Nikolic and a 5 day suspension for Officer Jordan Smith.
Our History
History On October 5, 2016, the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance to establish the COPA, which replaced the Independent Police Review Authority as the civilian oversight agency of the…
How to Read a Summary Report of Investigation (Archived Version)
…detailing our analysis of the evidence gathered and a summary of our findings and recommendations. Accessing Summary Reports All of our Summary Reports of Investigation are available online for review….
2016-1080695
NOTE: The release of all Final Summary Reports is mandated pursuant to the City of Chicago Municipal Code (Section 2-78-145, viewable here) and the Consent Decree in State of Illinois…