>>> WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE CIVILIAN OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, THE POLICE BOARD PRESIDENT AND THE INTERIM POLICE CHIEF AGREES THAT THE OFFICER THAT SHOT AND KILLED ADAM TOLEDO VOTED FOR HIM TO BE FIRED.

BUT OTHERS SAY HE SHOULD ONLY BE FIRED FOR SEVEN DAYS.

WE TALKED WITH A FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR AND FORMER HEAD OF THE INDEPENDENT POLICE REVIEW AUTHORITY.

EIGHT SHE CREATED THE OVERSIGHT OF THE POLICE OF OFFICE ACCOUNTABILITY.

KNOWN AS COPA.

SO THE CIVILIAN OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.

WALK US THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT C.O.P.A .

DOES.

>> THE FIRST THING IS THAT THE AGENCY SENDS A TEAM OF INVESTIGATORS THAT RESPOND TO THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT.

THEY START THE INVESTIGATING INVESTIGATORY PROCESS THAT INCLUDES GATHERING EVIDENCE.

THEN THERE IS A FULL INVESTIGATION INCLUDING INTERVIEWING WITNESSES AND THEN INTERVIEWING THE OFFICER IN COLLECTING REPORTS.

AND JUST CONDUCTING A FULL INVESTIGATION TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT REALLY HAPPENED.

>> SO BOTH C.O.P.A.

AND POLICE RECOMMENDED THAT THE OFFICER BE FIRED BUT SUPERINTENDENT BROWN RECOMMENDED A FIVE DAY SUSPENSION., HOW DOES THE SUPERINTENDENT REVIEW THESE CASES?

AND HOW CAN TWO SUPERINTENDENTS ARRIVE AT SUCH DIFFERENT PUNISHMENTS?

>> THE WAY THE PROCESS WORKS IS WHEN C.O.P.A.

COMPLETES THE INVESTIGATION THE COME UP WITH RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEY SUBMIT THOSE TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SUPERINTENDENT .

THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE C.O.P.A.

ASSESSMENT AND DECIDE IF HE OR SHE AGREES.

IF THEY DO NOT AGREE, WHAT HAPPENS IS, THERE IS A PROCESS BY WHICH THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF C.O.P.A.

AND THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR CAN DECIDE WHAT TO DO.

THEN, THEY DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY TAKE THE VIEW OF C.O.P.A.

OR IF THEY NEED TO PROCEED ONTO A FULL HEARING.

OR IF THEY AGREE WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT VIEW ON THE PUNISHMENT .

IN WHICH CASE, THAT WOULD BE -- .

>> SO THERE IS THIS INTERIM IT SUPERINTENDENT, ERIC CARTER, WHO RECOMMENDED THAT THE OFFICER BE FIRED.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE CONFLICTING RECOMMENDATIONS?

>> NOW THAT HE HAS AGREED, THE FORMAL CHARGES AGAINST THE OFFICER HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE CASE WILL OCCUR BEFORE THE CHICAGO POLICE BOARD.

AT THIS POINT THERE WILL BE A FULL HEARING AND THE OFFICER CAN EXPLAIN HIS SIDE OF THE STORY AND PRESENT EVIDENCE.

IT IS VERY MUCH LIKE A TRIAL.

THOSE PROCEEDINGS ARE RECORDED AND THEN THE POLICE BOARD REVIEWS THE TESTIMONY AND MAKES A DETERMINATION.

>> BASED ON THAT, IF THE POLICE BOARD HAS ALREADY RECOMMENDED FIRING, WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD THEY WILL MAKE A DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATION?

>> IT IS POSSIBLE.

FIRST OF ALL, THERE IS ONLY ONE PERSON FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT EXPRESS THAT POINT OF VIEW WHEN IT WAS REFERRED FOR RESENTMENT BETWEEN THE SUPERINTENDENT AND C.O.P.A.. NOW WE HAVE A REVIEW OF THE FULL BOARD, WHICH IS NINE PEOPLE.

THEY WILL BE EVALUATING THE EVIDENCE.

AND THEY WILL BE REACTING TO THE ACTUAL EVIDENCE PRESENTED AT THE HEARING AS OPPOSED TO THE SINGLE MEMBER WHO WAS JUST GIVEN A SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE.

THEY WILL BE HEARING AND SEEING MORE ABOUT THIS.

IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THEY MAY DIFFER IN THEIR OPINION.

>> WHAT TYPICALLY HAPPENS WITH OFFICERS FACING DISCIPLINARY MATTERS.

THIS SHOOTING HAPPENED TWO YEARS AGO.

WHERE HAS HE BEEN SINCE THEN?

>> IT DEPENDS ON THE NATURE OF THE CHARGES.

SOME OFFICERS, AN INCIDENT LIKE THIS, THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL STRIP THEM OF THEIR POWERS.

SO THEY ARE NOT DOING ACTUAL POLICE WORK