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…
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,…
Charlotte Seiler, Director of Training and Professional Development
…created and delivered training programs for Court employees. Ms. Seiler is also an Adjunct Professor in Sociology at Johnson County Community College where she teaches online Introduction to Sociology and…
8th Annual Vigil Against Violence: Fifty Years in the Making: Why Police Accountability Is Necessary for Public Safety?
…on Sunday, October 15th from 4-6PM at 600 W. Fullerton Parkway. This event is free and open to the public but an online registration is required due to space constraints….
Transparency Release: 2021-0005001
https://www.chicagocopa.org/case/2021-0005001/