OPC

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OPC is the independent oversight agency in Washington, D.C. responsible for receiving, investigating, and resolving citizen complaints against the Metropolitan Police Department and other local law enforcement.

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OPC canonical 2

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency ⓘ
independent oversight agency ⓘ
aimsTo increase public confidence in law enforcement oversight in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
promote police accountability in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
protect the rights of individuals in interactions with law enforcement ⓘ
complaintsSubjectMatter abusive language by law enforcement ⓘ
discrimination by law enforcement ⓘ
excessive force ⓘ
failure of officers to take appropriate action ⓘ
harassment by law enforcement ⓘ
police misconduct ⓘ
retaliation by law enforcement ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
fullName Office of Police Complaints ⓘ
governsArea complaints against District of Columbia law enforcement officers while on duty ⓘ
hasFunction civilian oversight of law enforcement ⓘ
complaint investigation ⓘ
complaint mediation ⓘ
police accountability ⓘ
policy recommendations regarding police practices ⓘ
hasLegalBasis District of Columbia law ⓘ
hasProcess adjudication or resolution of complaints ⓘ
intake of citizen complaints ⓘ
investigation of complaints ⓘ
mediation of complaints ⓘ
independentFrom Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ
local law enforcement agencies it oversees ⓘ
jurisdiction District of Columbia ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locatedIn Washington, D.C. ⓘ
oversightOf Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ
other local law enforcement agencies in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
responsibleFor investigating citizen complaints against local law enforcement in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
receiving citizen complaints against local law enforcement in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
resolving citizen complaints against local law enforcement in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
sector law enforcement oversight ⓘ
serves residents of the District of Columbia ⓘ
visitors to the District of Columbia ⓘ
shortName OPC ⓘ
typeOfOrganization civilian oversight body ⓘ
website https://policecomplaints.dc.gov/ ⓘ

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Office of Police Complaints (Washington, D.C.) → shortName → OPC ⓘ
subject linked to: OPC