Training & Professional Development
…specific concentration on identifying and training COPAs workforce on proper investigative methods for ensuring objective, thorough and impartial investigations within our jurisdiction; 2. Build and strengthen investigative and legal skills…
Charlotte Seiler, Director of Training and Professional Development
Charlotte Seiler is the Director of Training and Professional Development with the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA). She holds a master’s degree in Sociology, with a Criminal Justice emphasis,…
Timeliness Initiative
…Timeliness Initiative. Through this comprehensive initiative and process, COPA will review investigations 18 months or older to determine if an alternative approach, described below, is warranted in order to expedite…
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…
Timeliness FAQs
…to reduce its backlog of open complaints, the high number of investigations assigned to each investigator has impacted the agency’s ability to conclude investigations in a timely manner. This issue…
Gregory Little, Supervising Investigator
…including ill-gotten gains from narcotics dealers. Prior to taking early retirement, Greg became Supervising Director in charge of all administrative staff, criminal investigators, and investigations for northern Illinois. Greg began…
Jennifer Rottner, Director of News Affairs
…Chicago and State of Illinois, including the City and State’s top political figures, advocates, and organizations in the fields of public safety, social services, and education. Her time working in…
National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement Annual Conference
…strengthening the work of police, jail, and prison oversight as well as innovations that will push civilian oversight forward in this continued era of reform. Visit https://www.nacole.org/2022_annual_nacole_conference for more information….
PRAD Collaboration
The information PRAD uses to direct its activities, conduct analyses, and make policy recommendations comes from multiple sources. However, PRAD especially seeks to reflect community concerns by listening to and…
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…