The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has published the results of its inquiry into the completeness of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) 911 call response data, as recorded by CPD and the City’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC). OIG originally set out to evaluate geographic equity in CPD’s response times, […]
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OIG Launches Updated Dashboard on Chicago Police Department Sworn Member Misconduct Investigations
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) announces the launch of an updated, user-friendly data dashboard on its information portal that allows users to search for and view the outcomes of disciplinary complaints and notifications against sworn Chicago Police Department (CPD) members. The updated dashboard allows access to data on disciplinary investigations initiated […]
Read MoreOIG Found Shortcomings in Two of the Chicago Police Department’s Strategies to Support Members’ Mental Health and Wellness
The Public Safety section of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an inquiry into two Chicago Police Department (CPD) strategies to support members’ mental health and wellbeing: (1) the Peer Support Program (PSP) and (2) the responsibility of frontline supervisors to monitor their officers’ mental health and refer them to services as needed. OIG’s […]
Read MoreOIG Finds That Shortcomings in the City’s Collection of Data Regarding Police-Related Litigation Compromise Risk Management Strategies
The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Public Safety section has completed an inquiry regarding the Department of Law (DOL) and the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) collection of data related to lawsuits involving CPD and its members. Based on the review of payments for settlements and judgments of CPD-involved cases from January 1, 2017 through December […]
Read MoreInspector General Witzburg to Nominate Tobara Richardson To Serve as Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety
Deborah Witzburg, Inspector General for the City of Chicago, will nominate Tobara Richardson for the position of Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety. Richardson currently serves as Counsel to the Illinois Attorney General on Social Justice and Equity. She has more than a decade of experience as a criminal prosecutor, having worked both as an […]
Read MoreThe Office of Inspector General Launches a National Search for a New Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety
The Office of Inspector General has launched a national search for its next Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety. The individual in this position will lead OIG’s Public Safety section, exercising oversight over the Chicago Police Department (CPD), the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA), and Chicago’s Police Board. OIG’s Public Safety section works […]
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