City of Oakland California

The Citizens’ Police Review Board is committed to ensuring that Oakland has a professional police department whose members behave with integrity and justice. The CPRB draws Oakland’s diverse communities and strives to improve police services. Learn more about the staff that supports the CPRB, becoming a board member, or attending monthly meetings.

If you feel you have been treated inappropriately by an officer of the Oakland Police Department or an Oakland Park Ranger, you may file a police misconduct complaint with the Citizens’ Police Review Board (CPRB) or the Oakland Police Department, Internal Affairs Division.

May 16, 2012 forum:  Occupy Oakland Complaints Agenda

2011-12 Community Engagement Plan 

Annual and Semi-Annual Reports:

• 2011 Semi-Annual Report
• 2010 Annual Report
• 2009 Annual Report
• 2009 Semi-Annual Report
• 2008 Annual Report
• 2008 Semi-Annual Report
• 2007 Annual Report

Policy Reports:

• Policy and Training Recommendations (November 2011)
• Bias Based Policing
• Racial Profiling Update
• Racial and Cultural Diversity
• City of Seattle
• Tools for Tolerance
• Perspective of Profiling
• WILL Interactive
• San Jose Broadening Definition
• Racially Biased Policing
• Look Twice
• Racial Bias Decision to Shoot
• The Correlates of Law Enforcement
• Updating Ethics Training
• Intergroup Bias

The Citizens' Police Review Board meets either the 2nd or 4th Thursday of each month.  Meetings are held at 6:15pm in the City Council Chambers. All meeting dates are subject to change.

                 CPRB ANNUAL CALENDAR 2013

January 16, 2013 - Three-Member Panel

January 24, 2013 - Evidentiary Hearing

  Attachment 1 - Minutes from December 13, 2012

  Attachment 2 - Pending Case List as of January 16, 2013

  Attachment 3 - Revised 2013 Calendar

February 28, 2013 - Evidentiary Hearing

  Attachment 1 - Minutes from January 24, 2013

  Attachment 2 - Pending Case List as of February 19, 2013

March 14, 2013 - Full Board Meeting

  Attachment 1 - Minutes from February 28, 2013

  Attachment 2 - Pending Case List as of March 6, 2013

  Attachment 3 - 2nd Revised 2013 Calendar

April 11, 2013 - Full Board Meeting

  Attachment 1 - Minutes from March 14, 2013

  Attachment 2 - Pending Case List as of April 3, 2013

  Attachment 3 - Restorative Justice and the Oakland Citizen's Police Review Board

May 9, 2013 - Full Board Meeting

  Attachment 1 - Minutes from April 11, 2013

  Attachment 2 - Pending Case List as of April 30, 2013

June 8, 2013 - CPRB BOARD RETREAT- 10:00AM - 5:00PM - Rockridge Branch Library, 5366 College Ave.

June 13, 2013 - Full Board Meeting - Meeting to be held in Hearing Room 1

  Attachment 1 - Minutes from May 9, 2013

  Attachment 2 - Pending Case List of June 4, 2013

  Attachment 3 - Letter from DOJ

 July 11, 2013 - Full Board Meeting

July 25, 2013 - Full Board Meeting

September 12, 2013 - Full Board Meeting

September 26, 2013 - Full Board Meeting

October 10, 2013 - Full Board Meeting

October 24, 2013 - Full Board Meeting

November 14, 2013 - Full Board Meeting

December 13, 2013 - Full Board Meeting

The calendar may be revised if complainants or officers become unavailable. 

Visit our Complaint Mapping page, to see where and when complaints occur, and track investigations and results.

In certain cases, you may choose to mediate your complaint again an officer rather than pursue a full investigation.

The Administrative Hearing Process is a step-by-step process to ensure that all parties involved in a complaint are treated fairly. If you don’t understand any part of the process, please don’t hesitate to call CPRB at (510) 238-3159.

Download a copy of the Administrative Hearing Process.