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Welcome to the Police Advisory Commission

  Latest NEWS from the Commission

                                                  June 30, 2009

The Commission Commission office has relocated to:

 990 Spring Garden St, 7th Floor, Suite 705

Philadelphia, PA 19123

215-685-0891

Follow us on Twitter! The Commission will post notices of updated complaint information, meetings, surveys and reports of interest to the public.  

May 2009 - Commission releases Grupo Fuego Opinion

 

Police Commissioner's Response

 

Commission Issues Opinion in the case of Nizah Morris

 

Press Release 

Opinion in the Matter of Nizah Morris

Nizah Morris Hearing Transcripts - Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3

 

 

L-R, Commission Counsel Michael Hayes, Esq & Dennis Young, Esq; Commission Chair Robert Nix, Esq., Joseph Stapleton, Esq; Commissioner Oscar Rosario hear testimony in the Grupo Fuego Case

 

The Police Advisory Commission is the official civilian oversight agency of the City of Philadelphia for the Philadelphia Police Department. The general mission of the Commission is to improve the relationship between the police department and the community. The Commission, in its diversity of composition and in its functioning, is intended to represent the external point of view of the Philadelphia citizenry.

 

The Commission is authorized by Executive Order 8-93  to conduct investigations of individual citizen complaints of police misconduct, and/or studies of police department policies, procedures or practices. Findings and recommendations made by the Commission are forwarded directly to the Mayor, the City Managing Director and the Police Commissioner for their review and appropriate action.


                                 "Good Policing is Everyone's Responsibility"

 

City of Philadelphia
Police Advisory Commission
990 Spring Garden St, 7th Floor, Suite 705
Philadelphia, PA 19123

215-685-0891

 

The Police Advisory Commission is a member of NACOLE, the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement. Please visit NACOLE for additional information about police oversight around the U.S.