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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


Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th) speaks at a Human Services Committee meeting. Fleming called for further inquiry into the city’s publication of arrest records.

Human Services hears update from citizens police complaint committee

May 7, 2018

Following a year of meetings with Evanston residents and city staff, members of the Citizen Police Complaint Assessment Committee presented a status report to aldermen on Monday about the city’s complaint...

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 4, 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...

Committee chair Matthew Mitchell discusses Evanston’s current police complaint process. The Citizen Police Complaint Assessment Committee will report its recommendations in May.

Committee discusses flaws in police complaint process, lack of complainant support

March 8, 2018

The Citizen Police Complaint Assessment Committee addressed the weaknesses of Evanston’s current complaint process at a Wednesday meeting. In the penultimate meeting before members must create a report...

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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