ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Agency: Atlanta Citizen Review Board (ACRB) (Current as of September, 2013)
Contact Information:
Samuel Lee Reid, Executive Director
55 Trinity Avenue, SW
City Hall Tower, Suite 9100
Atlanta, GA 30303
P 404-865-8622
F 404-546-8401
Agency website: www.acrbgov.org
Type of Oversight: Investigative and Review Board
Oversight of: Atlanta Police Department (APD) (municipal police agency)
Number of sworn police officers: Approximately 2000
Population of Community Served: 432,000
Enabling Legislation: City Ordinance (See Attachments 1 & 2)
Staff: 4 total
- Executive Director (salary $100,000)
- 2 Investigators
- 1 Administrative
Authority/function Jurisdiction:
- Receives Complaints
- Classifies Complaints
- Investigates Complaints
- Recommends findings on complaints investigated by civilian investigators
- Recommends discipline on complaints investigated by civilians investigators
- Conducts systemic audits of police department activities
- Makes policy recommendations
Scope of Agency’s Authority
- Compel production of agency records
- Compel production of only city government agencies
- Compel statements from officers
- Subpoena documents and evidence
- Subpoena witnesses
- All of the above is authorized by Ordinance
- No remedy available other than traditional Writ of Mandamus
Mediation: No
Volunteer Board: Yes – 11 Members
How Appointed: Ordinance lists group of community/neighborhood organizations. Each one nominates one representative. The nomination must be confirmed by City Council. Also, Mayor, President of Council, and City Council each get a nomination.
Mission Statement: No
Results of Surveys: No
Annual Reports appear on webpage:
http://acrbgov.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/ACRB-Ordinance.pdf
Attachments: