IPRA

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IPRA (the Independent Police Review Authority) was Chicago’s former civilian agency responsible for investigating allegations of police misconduct before being replaced by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
IPRA canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Independent Police Review Authority ⓘ
civilian oversight agency ⓘ
defunct organization ⓘ
municipal agency ⓘ
abbreviation IPRA ⓘ
characterizedAs civilian investigative body ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dissolutionReason perceived ineffectiveness in holding officers accountable ⓘ
public pressure for stronger police oversight ⓘ
establishedAsReplacementFor Office of Professional Standards ⓘ
focus allegations of misconduct by Chicago police officers ⓘ
use of force by police ⓘ
fullName Independent Police Review Authority ⓘ
governedBy Municipal Code of Chicago ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Chicago Police Department officers while on duty ⓘ
hasSuccessor Civilian Office of Police Accountability ⓘ
jurisdiction City of Chicago ⓘ
legalNature administrative agency ⓘ
locatedIn Chicago ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ
oversightMechanism investigation of complaints filed by civilians ⓘ
investigation of incidents reported by Chicago Police Department ⓘ
oversightOf Chicago Police Department ⓘ
linked to: Chicago police
parentOrganization City of Chicago government ⓘ
regionServed Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ
replaced Office of Professional Standards ⓘ
replacedBy Civilian Office of Police Accountability ⓘ
reportedTo Chicago City Council ⓘ
Mayor of Chicago ⓘ
responsibility investigation of deaths in police custody ⓘ
investigation of domestic violence allegations against officers ⓘ
investigation of excessive force complaints ⓘ
investigation of officer-involved shootings ⓘ
investigation of police misconduct allegations ⓘ
investigation of verbal abuse complaints involving bias ⓘ
sector law enforcement oversight ⓘ
police accountability ⓘ
shortName Chicago Independent Police Review Authority ⓘ
staffType civilian investigators ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
subjectOf debate about police accountability in Chicago ⓘ
public criticism regarding effectiveness ⓘ
successorAgency Civilian Office of Police Accountability ⓘ
typeOfOrganization government agency ⓘ
oversight body ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Civilian Office of Police Accountability → replaces → IPRA ⓘ
subject linked to: COPA
IPRA → abbreviation → IPRA ⓘ