COPA Quarterly Report
October 15, 2018
Contents
Executive Summary|910|Operational Updates G
2.1 Community Engagement G
Engagement - Youth |910|Engagement - Law Enforcement Officers |910|Community Meetings |910|COPA Anniversary : |910|2.2 Consent, Decree Plannning |9109|Q3 2018 2018 Data Analysis|910|Methodology |910|Intake - Complaints and Notifications Received 9
Intake By District 10
Intake - Complaints and Notifications Retained by COPA 12
Complaints 12
Notifications 14
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:;. I', Affidavits 15
3.5 ['ending Investigations 1")
.'.>.o' Concluded Investigations 17
Investigations Concluded With Pin clings 17
Investigations Concluded Without Findings 17
Length of Investigation 19
Recommended Discipline 20|109|Additional Data Reporting 20
Transparency Efforts v 20
Referrals 21
|109|Complaints Filed Per Member 22
1 Executive Summary
The Civilian Office oi' Police Accountability (COPA) is responsible for receiving all complaints ol police misconduct involving the Chicago Police Department, (the Department), and investigating complaints involving excessive force, domestic violence, coercion, verbal abuse, unlawful search or seizure, and unlawful denial of counsel. COPA also receives not i-lications of and investigates certain types of incidents including all officer-involved firearm discharges, all officer-involved deaths. Taser discharges resulting in serious injury or death, and any incident involving an officer t hat results in serious bodily injury or'death.
The mission of COPA is to:
Provide a just and efficient means to fairly and timely conduct investigations within our jurisdiction;
Determine whether allegations of police misconduct are well-founded;
Identify and address patterns of police misconduct; and
Make policy recommendations to improve the Department, thereby reducing incidents of police misconduct.
COPA is required to provide quarterly and annual updates on its performance. This report provides...
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