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Legislation Alert. This proposed legislation provides that a committed person who has attained the age of 55 years and served at least 25 consecutive years of incarceration shall be eligible to submit a petition to the Prisoner Review Board seeking parole. Provides that the Board shall hold a hearing on each petition, and in determining whether an eligible person should be granted parole, the Prisoner Review Board shall consider certain statutory factors as shown by the petition or as shown at the hearing.
HB 2045 - Legislation of Great Concern
Provided by the Department of Justice - Bureau of Investigation.
Department of Justice - Bureau of Investigation report
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA)’s summary report of their findings and recommendations in the investigation of the 2021 fatal shooting of Anthony Alvarez by a Chicago police officer.".
COPA Report
The Office of Inspector General's report on "Consecutive Days Worked by Chicago Police Department Members, April to May 2022".
Consecutive Days Worked by Chicago Police Department Members
The Office of Inspector General's report on "Fairness and Consistency in the Disciplinary Process for Chicago Police Department Members".
Fairness and Consistency in the Disciplinary Process for Chicago Police Department Members
The Office Of Inspector General Finds Race- And Ethnicity-Based Disparities Compound Across Multiple Phases of The Chicago Police Department’s Use-Of-Force Incidents. The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety section conducted an evaluation of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) use of force, which found strong evidence of race- based disparities in an analysis of stops and use-of-force incidents from October 17, 2017, through February 28, 2020.
Additional analysis can be found at:
City of Chicago Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) Race And Ethnicity-Based Disparities report
Old Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge #7 handout.
Old FOP Lodge 7 flyer
A City of Chicago Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) report regarding an investigation into the City’s handling of the aftermath of the Chicago Police Department(CPD) wrong raid on the home of Anjanette Young, which found that City government failed to appropriately respond to a victim of a wrong raid and failed to act with transparency in City operations. Go to pages 39 to 47.
City of Chicago Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) report
Report on Kim Foxx's office's handling of Jussie Smollett case.
Kim Foxx Report by the Special Prosecutor
The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is the City of Chicago’s largest department, and a large percentage of the City’s overall budget goes to fund CPD. With this guide, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) aims to provide stakeholders and taxpayers with basic, foundational information about the City’s Budget and Budget process, and how CPD’s budget is built.
Understanding the Chicago Police Department’s Budget
In this report, Office of the Inspector General (OIG) details ShotSpotter’s functionality and descriptive statistics regarding law enforcement activity related to CPD’s response to ShotSpotter alerts. OIG does not issue recommendations associated with this descriptive data. OIG is issuing this analysis of the outcomes of ShotSpotter alerts to provide the public and City government officials to the extent feasible given the quality of OEMC and CPD’s data with clear and accurate information regarding CPD’s use of ShotSpotter technology.
The Chicago Police Department’s Use of Shotspotter Technology
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General’s Report on Chicago's Response to George Floyd Protests and Unrest dated February 2021.
City of Chicago Office of Inspector General’s Report
Garry McCarthy former Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department shares his blunt and honest thoughts on what is happening in policing today, and how we need to start having a new conversation with law enforcement.
Garry McCarthy
The future in law enforcement. Chula Vista Police Department’s UAS Program is to provide airborne support to police operations in a safe, responsible, and transparent manner to preserve the peace, reduce response times and increase the quality of life in Chula Vista.
Chula Vista Police Department’s UAS Program
Review of the Chicago Police Department’s Homicide Investigation Process dated October 2019.
Review of the Chicago Police Department’s Homicide Investigation Process
Chicago Police Department Consent Decree dated January 31, 2019.
Chicago Police Consent Decree
Chicago Police Department "Next Steps for Reform" dated March 14, 2017.
Next Steps for Reform
Investigation of the Chicago Police Department by the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division dated January 13, 2017.
Investigation of the Chicago Police Department
Another proud day for NASA and the USA. NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance mission captured thrilling footage of its rover landing in Mars' Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021.
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover
An old Chicago Police Department announcement.
Old Police Announcement
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It is important to take all precautions to protect your identity. Identity theft is a fast growing crime. Identity theft/fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime
in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person's personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain. The below icon is a link to the
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FTC's Identity Theft Site
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