IPRA to be Replaced With New Agency COPA
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New details emerge on a proposal to replace the embattled IPRA with a new agency.
Just who will serve as the check and balance on the Chicago Police Department? “Chicago Tonight” has learned of new details about plans to do away with the embattled Independent Police Review Authority and replace it with a new agency tentatively called COPA – we’re told that stands for Civilian Office of Police Accountability.
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IPRA to be Replaced With New Agency COPA
Clip: 8/28/2016 | 4m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
Just who will serve as the check and balance on the Chicago Police Department? “Chicago Tonight” has learned of new details about plans to do away with the embattled Independent Police Review Authority and replace it with a new agency tentatively called COPA – we’re told that stands for Civilian Office of Police Accountability.
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