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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

An illustrated police-worn body camera on an officer uniform adjacent to white bolded letters that read police.

Nearly three years after its founding, the Citizen Police Review Commission struggles to find footing on tricky terrain

November 18, 2022

When Juneitha Shambee applied to join Evanston’s new Citizen Police Review Commission in 2020, she wanted to address community members’ growing mistrust in police departments — an issue that sparked...

Evanston Chief of Police Richard Eddington attends a Human Services meeting. Representatives of the Citizen Police Complaint Assessment Committee, which evaluates EPD’s complaint process, questioned the effectiveness of citizen review committees.

Citizens’ Police Advisory Committee addresses concerns about transparency in complaint process

April 20, 2018

The Citizens’ Police Advisory Committee has evaluated police complaints for nearly a decade, but this month, Evanston residents questioned its effectiveness and transparency. Evanston residents from...

Evanston Police Department officers at a crime scene. The Citizen Police Complaint Assessment Committee revealed a draft of a revised complaint form at a meeting Wednesday.

Committee reveals first draft of police complaint form

April 5, 2018

The Citizen Police Complaint Assessment Committee revealed a new draft of a revised complaint form at a Wednesday meeting, addressing the dissatisfaction expressed in a recent survey. The survey, which...

The Citizen Police Complaint Assessment Committee discusses revisions to the current complaint process. Committee members suggested adding mediation to the process.

Committee provides first suggestions to improve police complaint process

February 8, 2018

The Citizen Police Complaint Assessment Committee provided its first suggestions to improve the police complaint form at a meeting Wednesday, but is “not close to making a firm recommendation,” committee...

Committee members discuss the police complaint process at a meeting. The committee will release a survey to garner public opinion about the process.

Committee to release public survey reviewing police complaint process

January 11, 2018

The Citizen Police Complaint Assessment Committee announced its plans to distribute a public survey reviewing the current police complaint process at a Wednesday meeting. The committee, which held its...

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