On Thursday July 10, 2014, the US Department of Justice Community Oriented Police Services Office and the Police Advisory Commission will hold a public forum in City Council chambers to discuss the ongoing DOJ review of officer-involved shootings by the Philadelphia Police Department. The forum is an opportunity for the public to offer commentary and ask questions about police shootings in Philadelphia and the Collaborative Reform Review Process currently underway in our city. DOJ officials and members of the team conducting the review will be present. If you or your organization would like to offer public commentary at the forum, contact the Police Advisory Commission at (215) 685-0891.

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Public Forum: DOJ Collaborative Reform Review of
Officer­Involved Shootings in Philadelphia
THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2014
6:00 PM ­ 8:00 PM
City Council Chambers, 4th
Floor, City Hall
On Thursday July 10, 2014, the US Department of Justice COPS (Community Oriented Police Services) Office and the Police Advisory
Commission (PAC) will hold a public forum in City Council chambers to discuss the ongoing DOJ review of officer­involved shootings
by the Philadelphia Police Department.
In May 2013, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey requested the COPS office to conduct a comprehensive review of
officer­involved shootings. As with a similar review conducted by the COPS Office in Las Vegas from 2010 to 2012, there will be an
analysis of training, policies and tactics, along with the department’s investigative, disciplinary procedures and transparency in
response to critical incidents.
The forum is an opportunity for the public to offer commentary and ask questions about police shootings in Philadelphia and the
Collaborative Reform Review Process currently underway in our city. DOJ officials and members of the team conducting the review will
be present to field questions and describe the work they’ve done over the last year. An initial assessment report, the first in a series, is
due in the fall, followed by six­month progress reviews to assess the Police Department’s progress implementing the recommendations.
In addition to the July forum, the Commission will accept comments and questions regarding police shootings throughout the course of
the entire 18­month review process. Our goal is to use the review process as a framework for detailed public discussions around the use
of deadly force by Philadelphia Police officers.
Please contact our office if you or your organization would like to offer public commentary at the forum.
Sincerely,
Kelvyn Anderson
Executive Director
Police Advisory Commission
Kelvyn.Anderson@phila.gov
215­685­0891