Thank you for visiting the Chicago Police Department’s public comment forum for the Command Channel Review policy. This directive outlines the Command Channel Review process for Department complaint register investigations (full disciplinary investigations of an allegation of misconduct), whether investigated by the Department or the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA), including assignment, timeframes, procedures, […]

Thank you for visiting the Chicago Police Department’s public comment forum for the Unity of Command (UOC) and Span of Control (SOC) policy. This directive requires that there will be no more than ten officers assigned to a single sergeant in District Law Enforcement Units (SOC). Additionally, the directive outlines a new staffing model designed […]

Thank you for visiting the Chicago Police Department’s public comment forum for the Chicago Police Department Chaplains Unit Standard Operating Procedures. This directive outlines the roles and responsibilities of the Chicago Police Department’s Chaplains Unit, and it has been revised pursuant to paragraph 406 of the Consent Decree requiring the development of standard operating procedures […]