The Community Police Commission, made up of city residents, was initially formed in 2015 under Cleveland’s consent decree ...

Mayor Barbara Lee said she wants OPD’s reforms finished under her watch. Some critics accuse police leadership of resisting accountability.

While police oversight boards have been around for decades, a string of high-profile killings in recent years, including George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, have focused greater scrutiny on the use ...

The official appointed to oversee Oakland police said the lapses in investigation time were “serious oversights.” ...

When it didn’t happen, Austin police reformers clamored for stronger oversight of the police, and rejoiced when the city unveiled a beefed-up independent watchdog office in 2018.

OPD Chief Floyd Mitchell said the 2023 ransomware cybersecurity attack that crippled some of Oakland's information technology ...

The city filed motions in U.S. District Court on Tuesday asking for the end of more than 13 years of federal oversight of the ...

The Police Oversight Commission was created in 2022 to increase accountability within the Santa Ana Police Department.

A website aimed at making the FOP grievance process more transparent hasn't been updated since March 2024. The city said it's ...

One of the most common crimes civilian police oversight agencies investigate is sexual assault committed by police officers — ...

Family and advocates urge leaders in Jeffco and Lakewood to create an independent committee to include a trans person, an ...

Officials in Springfield want the new statewide police oversight commission to decertify Gregg Bigda. It should. But cities should still be the first line of defense against police misconduct.