Use of Force Policies for Public Review and Comment The Chicago Police Department’s Use of Force policies have been revised to more clearly reflect our longstanding commitment to, at all times, act in a manner consistent with the sanctity of human life. Collectively, these policies outline the Department’s use of force and response to incidents involving force. As part of our ongoing mission to grow trust within the communities we…

Thank you for visiting the Chicago Police Department’s public comment forum for the Use of Social Media policy. This directive establishes guidelines and responsibilities of Chicago Police Department members when using social media outlets. The policy was revised pursuant to paragraph 57 of the Consent Decree which reads, “CPD will continue to prohibit CPD members from posting, displaying, or transmitting content that is disparaging to a person or group based…

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, and accountability review. This directive was revised pursuant to paragraph 498 of the Consent Decree…

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 to ensure that supervisors and the officers assigned to them have the same start times,…