Ways Citizens’ Network of Protection Can Help You
Legal Services and Advocacy
We provide one-on-one counseling sessions with complainants of police misconduct. From this initial meeting, CNP will discuss the next steps in the complainant’s case. Assist citizens with writing up complaints against the Evanston Police Department. CNP will inform the complainant of the process, educate the complainant about his or her rights as a complainant, and be an advocate for the complainant at every step of the process, including hearings and appeals. CNP will also assist the complainant in obtaining relevant paperwork and evidence related to the complaint, such as body camera footage, police reports, and witness statements. Assist complainants to identify the relevant legal issues and police department policies that have bearing on their complaints. Contact us to get started.
Analysis and Evaluation
Research and report on best practices in policing, relevant laws, police accountability systems, civilian police review boards, use of force and de-escalation training, policing of people with mental health, drug policy, and reducing racially disparate impacts of police policies and objectives, and analyzing the effectiveness of those methods and best practices. Join us at our monthly meeting.
Freedom of Information Act Assistance
Assist requests to obtain information about the Evanston police department regarding matters such as stop and frisk, civil asset forfeiture, use of force directives, and history of complaints and lawsuits. Contact us to get started.
Resource Links
Community Oversight Resources
- United Nations Handbook on Police Accountability, Oversight and Integrity
- Campaign Zero policy Solutions for Community Oversight
- The Center for Popular Democracy Toolkit for Promoting Justice in Policing
- The Movement for Black Lives; Best Practices for Community Control of the Police
- Building Effective Civilian Review Boards to Oversee Police
- The Chicago Police Department’s Broken System
- Acknowledging the Realities of Youth/Police Encounters on Chicago’s South Side
- Study of human rights compliance in police complaint models
- Evaluating the Effects of Citizen Affidavits in Chicago
- NACOLE: Thirteen Principles for Effective Oversight
- NACOLE: Recommendations for Effective Practices
- CAARPR Oversight Documents
Additional Policing Resources
- CrimeReports.com Map
- MuckRock Evanston Police Department FOIA Requests
- The Daily Northwestern
- Illinois Traffic Stops
- City Council and EPD Videos
- Evanston Policing Data Collected by CNP
- Evanston Police Roster
- Evanston Police Use of Force Data
- City of Evanston Police Department Open Data Portal
- Alternatives to Calling the Police
- Rooting Out Systemic Racism in Evanston
- Cops in the Hood
- 8Can’tWait
- 2018 FBI crime data
- Killed by Police
- Evanston Demographics Snapshot
- City of Evanston: Citizens Police Review Commission
- City of Evanston: Alternative 911 Response Sub-Committee
Know Your Evanston Police Force
Evanston Police Department Policy Manual
EPD Beat Map
