About the Community Police Oversight Board (CPOB)

The Board should assit the City in enhancing the public’s trust that complaints of misconduct against departmental employees are conducted fair and thoroughly, are transparent, and ensure City of Dallas residents have an accessible means to the complaint process. The Board reviews facts and evidence of a critical or external administrative complaint against a police officer Direct the monitor (Office of Community Police Oversight) to initiate independent administrative investigation Engage in community outreach Accept from members of the public written complaints.

Departments

Duties

• Ensure fair acceptance and processing of external administrative complaints
• Review facts and evidence of a critical or external administrative complaint against a police officer 
  
• Direct the monitor (Office of Community Police Oversight) to initiate independent administrative investigation
• Engage in community outreach
  
• Accept from members of the public written complaints
• Take sworn testimony from witnesses
  
• Request the City Manager to review disciplinary action taken by the Chief of Police
• Recommend to the City Manager and Chief of Police improvements to Departmental procedures, practices, training, and early warning systems