Community Police Accountability Council

The Community Police Accountability Council is a watchdog organization in Chicago proposed following the murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke.[1] It was proposed when then-Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel formed the Police Accountability Task Force, which was chaired Lori Lightfoot, who was later elected Mayor after Emanuel stepped down.[1] Presently, only 19 Chicago aldermen support the legislation; support from 26 aldermen is needed to pass the legislation.[2] CPAC would be an elected council with a representative from each of Chicago's 22 police districts with the power to both appoint and dismiss the Superintendent of Police, investigate police misconduct, and would be the final authority regarding discipline in the Chicago Police Department.[3]

References
  1. Communities need control over police if justice is to prevail: Community oversight created without any community oversight is doomed to fail Chicago Sun-Times, Craig B. Futterman and Sheila A. Bedi, March 9, 2020
  2. Stop Police Crimes - Enact CPAC for Community Control caarpr.org
  3. The Next Step For Police Accountability in Chicago: Civilian Oversight Midwest Socialist, Sean Duffy, October 18, 2018
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