Civil Liberties Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union http://www.aclu.org/
ACLU-TX Police Accountability Project http://www.aclutx.org/projects/policeacc.php
ACLU-WA Police Practices http://www.aclu-wa.org/issues/
Bill of Rights Defense Committee http://www.bordc.org/
Center for Constitutional Rights http://ccrjustice.org/
Citizens’ Commission on Civil Rights http://www.cccr.org/index.cfm
Civil Liberties Defense Center http://cldc.org/
Civil Rights Coalition http://www.civilrights.org/
Human Rights Watch http://www.hrw.org/
Lawyers Committee of Civil Rights Under Law http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/
National Immigration Project http://www.nationalimmigrationproject.org/
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest http://www.nylpi.org/
National Lawyers Guild http://www.nlg.org/
Ohio Justice and Policy Center http://www.ohiojpc.org/main.html
Save Our Civil Liberties http://www.saveourcivilliberties.org
Southern Poverty Law Center http://www.splcenter.org
Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice http://www.sugarlaw.org
Texas Civil Rights Project http://www.texascivilrightsproject.org/
Private and Public Organizations Concerning Police Abuse
Berkeley Copwatch http://www.berkeleycopwatch.org/
Citizens Alert: Working for Humane Law Enforcement Chicago, IL http://citizensalert.org/
Coalicion de Derechos Humanos Tucson, AZ http://www.derechoshumanosaz.net/
Communities United Against Police Brutality http://www.cuapb.org
Copwatch.com: Policing the Police http://www.copwatch.com/
Ella Baker Center and The Bay Area Police Watch http://www.ellabakercenter.org/page.php?pageid=56
First Defense Legal Aid http://www.first-defense.org/
GloboCopWatch Directory http://mediafilter.org/mf/Guest/cwdir/
Houston Area Coalition for Police Accountability http://www.hpjc.org/
The Innocence Project http://www.innocenceproject.org/
Massachusetts Western Copwatch http://www.westernmasscopwatch.net/
National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement http://www.nacole.org/
National Coalition on Police Accountability http://nationalcoalitiononpoliceaccountability.org/
Phoenix Copwatch http://www.phoenixcopwatch.org/
Police Assessment Resource Center http://www.parc.info/
Police Complaint Center http://www.policeabuse.org/
Police Misconduct Project http://www.hyperreal.org/misconduct/
Portland Copwatch http://www.portlandcopwatch.org/
Prison Legal News www.prisonlegalnews.org
Pueblo Oakland, CA http://www.peopleunited.org/
South Africa Police Accountability http://www.policeaccountability.co.za/home/
Strategies for Youth www.strategiesforyouth.org
Toronto Police Accountability Coalition http://www.tpac.ca/
Truth in Justice http://www.truthinjustice.org/
Civilian Oversight Entities
Albany, NY http://www.albany.ga.us/apd2/apd_civ_review_board.htm
Albuquerque, NM http://www.cabq.gov/iro/
Austin, TX http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/opm/
Baltimore MD http://www.ci.baltimore.md.us/government/crb/
Berkeley CA Police Review Commission http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/prc/
Boise, ID http://www.boiseombudsman.org/
Boston, MA http://www.cityofboston.gov/police/co-op/
Buffalo, NY http://www.ci.buffalo.ny.us/Home/City_Departments/Citizens_Rights_and_Community_Relation
Cambridge, MA http://www.cambridgema.gov/~PRAB/
Charlotte, NC http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/City+Clerk/Boards+and+Commissions/Boards.htm#Citizens%20Review%20Board
Cincinnati, OH http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/cca/pages/-5509-/
Dayton, OH http://www.dayton-ombudsman.org/
Denver, CO http://www.denvergov.org/Default.aspx?alias=www.denvergov.org/oim
Detroit MI http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/police_commissioners/
Eugene, OR http://www.eugeneor.gov/portal/server.pt?space=CommunityPage&parentname=CommunityPage&control=SetCommunity&CommunityID=339&PageID=665
Grand Rapids, MI http://www.ci.grand-rapids.mi.us/index.pl?page_id=540&board=Grand%20Rapids%20Police%20Civilian%20Appeal%20Board
Iowa City, IA http://www.iowa-city.org/icgov/apps/boards/members.asp?id=21
King County, WA http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/Ombudsman.aspx
Knoxville, TN http://www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/boards/parc/
Las Vegas, NV http://www.citizenreviewboard.com/
Los Angeles, CA http://www.laoir.com/
Memphis TN http://www.cityofmemphis.org/framework.aspx?page=85
Miami-Dade, FL http://www.co.miami-dade.fl.us/irp/
Minneapolis, MN http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cra/
New Haven CT http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/CivilianReviewBoard/index.asp
New York, NY http://www.nyc.gov/html/ccrb/
Oakland, CA http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/citizens/filing_complaints.html
Omaha, NB http://www.ci.omaha.ne.us/departments/human_rights_&_relations/administration/default.htm
Orange County, FL http://www.orangecountyfl.net/Aware/advisory/board_details.asp?id=66
Philadelphia, PA http://www.phila.gov/pac/
Pittsburgh, PA http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cprb/
Portland, OR http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/index.cfm?c=26646&
Prince George’s County, MD http://www.co.pg.md.us/Government/BoardsCommissions/CCOP/index.asp
Riverside, CA http://www.riversideca.gov/cprc/
Salt Lake City UT http://www.slcgov.com/civilianreview/
San Diego, CA http://www.sandiego.gov/citizensreviewboard/index.shtml
Syracuse, NY http://www.syracuse.ny.us/deptOther.asp
County of San Diego, CA http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/clerb/index.html
San Francisco, CA http://www.sfgov.org/site/occ_index.asp
Seattle, WA http://www.cityofseattle.net/police/opa/
Tucson, AZ http://www.tucsonaz.gov/eoo/ipa.html
Washington, DC http://www.occr.dc.gov/occr/site/default.asp
Other Resources
Related Documents and Information
The Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse http://clearinghouse.wustl.edu/
Police and Other Law Enforcement Agencies
Police Departments Rules and Regulations:
Boston, MA http://www.cityofboston.gov/police/rules.asp
Chicago, IL [Electronic Recording Procedure - PDF] http://www.chicagopolice.org/LawyersGuide.pdf
Cincinnati, OH http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/police/pages/-5960-/
Colorado Springs, CO http://www.springsgov.com/Page.asp?NavID=1472
Denver, CO http://www.denvergov.org/Police/DenverPoliceDepartmentOperationsManual/tabid/392273/Default.aspx
Detroit, MI http://www.detroitmi.gov/Departments/PoliceDepartment/OfficeofCivilRights/tabid/1194/Default.aspx
Fairlawn, NJ (PDF) http://www.fairlawn.org/Forms/policerulesandregs.pdf
Los Angeles, CA http://www.lapdonline.org/lapd_manual/
Milwaukee, WI http://www.milwaukee.gov/RulesandRegulations5011.htm
Minneapolis, MN http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/about/obtain-policies.asp
Phoenix, AZ (PDF)
http://phoenix.gov/POLICE/policing_plan.pdf
Portland, OR http://www.portlandonline.com/police/index.cfm?c=29867
San Francisco, CA http://www.sfgov.org/site/police_index.asp?id=74362
Seattle, WA (PDF) http://www.seattle.gov/police/publications/Policy/SPD_Manual.pdf
Federal and Military Agencies
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) http://www.atf.gov/
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) http://www.dea.gov/
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) http://www.fbi.gov/
United States Department of Justice (DOJ) http://www.usdoj.gov/
Civil Rights Division http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/
United States Attorney General (USAG) http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/
US Attorneys’ Offices (by State) http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/offices/
Unites States Marshals Service http://www.usmarshals.gov/
United States Secret Service http://www.ustreas.gov/usss/index.shtml
Organizations of Law Enforcment Professionals
AELE Law Enforcement Legal Center http://www.aele.org/index.html
PoliceOne.com http://www.policeone.com/
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