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Civilian Oversight
CAPCR was the driving force behind the 15+ year campaign for a Civilian Oversight Board. We see it as a step toward police accountability and a first crack in the wall of police secrecy.
Since passage of the COB in 2015, we have taken on the task of "overseeing the oversight board"--defending it from those who would attack it and pushing it to live up to its potential.
In 2022, CAPCR was a major force behind a major update to civilian oversight. BB 47 will create a new Division of Civilian Oversight with responsibilities for both jails and police. It takes the functions of the Internal Affairs Division out of the police department and into the hands of primarily civilian investigators, and gives authority and control over criminal investigations to a new Public Integrity Unit in the Circuit Attorney's office.
BB 47: Organizational Structure and Push Back
The new Division of Civilian Oversight will have a staff of 10 investigators and 8 support staff. Investigators will conduct investigations into allegations of policy violations. Other staff will support a new Civilian Oversight Board and a Detention Facilities Oversight Board with responsibilities for policy recommendations, community education and oversight of this new accountability system.
No sooner then the bill had passed, the three police associations filed a lawsuit to stop implementation. CAPCR quickly put out a rebuttal of their main arguments.
People's Report
CAPCR's done its first People's Report on the COB. Learn some of the history, and explore the good, the bad and the ugly. It's interactive!
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See the full Prezi presentation here.
COB Info
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