The Civilian Office of Police Accountability Will Offer COPA Community Hours hosted by select Chicago Public Library Locations to help residents connect to services
Today, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) and the Chicago Public Library (CPL) announce COPA Community Hours. Through this partnership, COPA will host a full day of services at select CPL branches where investigators will receive complaints and compliments of Chicago Police Officers. In addition, representatives from COPA will be on-site to address questions and provide an overview of the agency.
COPA Celebrates the Third Training Class of Academy
Today, Interim Chief Administrator Patricia Banks commemorated the graduation of 20 investigative and legal staff in a ceremony for the third installment Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) Academy at Malcolm X College. COPA Academy is designed to provide employee-centered, skills-based preparedness training that will ensure all COPA staff members are committed to performance excellence and able to help COPA deliver on its mission.
COPA WEBSITE WINS 2017 VEGA DIGITAL AWARD
COPA WEBSITE WINS 2017 VEGA DIGITAL AWARD COPA (Civilian Office of Police Accountability) website wins 2017 Vega Digital Award and comes in third place in User Interface design. The website was designed by Clarity Partners, LLC full service management and technology consulting firm and the site content is written by COPA employees. Each year, Vega …
COPA LAUNCHES DATASETS ON CITY OF CHICAGO DATA PORTAL: Ten-Years of Comprehensive Data Will Be Available
Today, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) announces the launch of new datasets on the City of Chicago’s data portal, which marks the first time that Chicago has released detailed data about the complaints received by its police oversight agency. It is the most comprehensive dataset on police complaints released by a city that …
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is Officially Open
COPA Commemorates its Official Launch on City’s South Side Friday, September 15th the City’s new police oversight agency, COPA, celebrated its launch with an inaugural ceremony held at the South Shore Cultural Center where nearly 300 people convened. Elected officials, community leaders and COPA staff were all in attendance to commemorate this landmark event in …
COPA Graduates Second Training Class of Academy Graduates
Chief Administrator Sharon Fairley commemorated the graduation of 43 investigative and legal staff in a ceremony for the second Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) Academy at Malcolm X College on Tuesday, September 5th. COPA Academy is designed to provide employee-centered, skills-based preparedness training that will ensure all COPA staff members are committed to performance …
COPA Celebrates The First Training Class of Academy Graduates
Chief Administrator Sharon Fairley commemorated the graduation of 36 investigative and legal staff today in a ceremony for the first Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) Academy at Chicago State University on Friday, June 30th. COPA Academy, a six-week training program launched its first class in mid-May. This graduation is a major milestone and benchmark …
COPA Seeks Subject Matter Experts to Assist With Police Involved Use of Force Matters
The City of Chicago (“City”), acting through its Department of Procurement Services (“DPS”) and newly formed Civilian Office of Police Accountability (“COPA”), invites the submission of Qualifications from firms with expertise and experience in the investigation, review and assessment of police-involved use-of-force incidents including the following disciplines: Category 1: Use of Force Assessment/Evaluation Category 2: …