Who we are:
The Coalition for Citizen Police Review is a grassroots group of
concerned local citizens and community organizations. Members of the
coalition, which was formed in 2001, were dismayed by a series of
incidents of seeming police misconduct in the cities of Champaign
and Urbana. These incidents were investigated, and dismissed as being
without foundation, solely by the local police departments. In order
to ensure equal justice for all of our citizens, and to enhance public
confidence in our police departments, the coalition determined that
citizen oversight boards for the police in the twin cities and Champaign
County are both necessary and desirable.
About this web site:
This web site contains a number of resources on the need for and
creation of a citizen police review board in Urbana, Champaign and
Champaign County. We have also included downloadable and printable
PDF files for many of the pages so they can be printed and distributed
easily. Please use the links on the left side of the page to begin
exploring how the coalition intends to bring equal justice to Champaign
County.
