CIVILIAN OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
INTEGRITY c TRANSPARENCY * INDEPENDENCE ; TIMELINESS
Quarterly Report
Q2 2019
Sydney R. Roberts - Chief Administrator
COPA Second Quarter Report
For the Period April 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019 ^
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Table of Contents ^- _f
Executive Summary ;V,i..^:l
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Operational Updates|910|2.1 Community Engagement|910|Community Meetings|910|Engagement—Law Enforcement|910|2.2 Training 10
Educational Courses 10
Internship Program 11
COPA Academy 11
2.3 Information Technology 11
Policy and Legislation 11
Data Analysis 12
Methodology 12
Intake-Complaints and Notifications Received 13
Intake By District 15
4.4 Intake-Complaints and Notifications Retained 20
Complaints 20
Notifications 22
Affidavits 23
Pending Investigations 24
Concluded Investigations 26
Investigations Concluded With Findings 26
Investigations Concluded Without Findings 27
Length of Investigation 30
Recommended Discipline 33
5. Additional Data Reporting 34
Transparency Efforts 34
Referrals 36
6. Complaints Filed Per Member 36
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1. Executive Summary
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) is responsible for receiving all complaints of police misconduct involving the Chicago Police Department (Department) and its members, and investigating complaints involving:
Excessive Force;
Domestic Violence;
Coercion;
Verbal Abuse;
Unlawful Search and/or Seizure, and
Unlawful Denial of Counsel.
COPA also receives notifications of and investigates certain types of incidents including:
All officer-involved firearm discharges;
All officer-involved deaths;
Custodial deaths;
Taser discharges resulting in serious injury or death; and
Any incident involving an officer that 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 addr...
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