The Top 5 Things to Remember to Do During a Traffic StopACRB Deputy Director Sheena Robertson A few weeks ago, my husband, who is black, was stopped by a police […]

Your rights during police encounter 1. Be treated with respect 2. To request the officer’s name and badge number 3. To remain silent during questioning and refuse to give consent […]

Reducing Police Contact on the Roadway Based on ACRB‑filed complaints, traffic stops accounted for the majority of reported incidents in 2025. As part of our spring review of police–citizen interactions, […]

Our Voice is Our Strength By Executive Director Lee Reid "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." – Martin Luther King Jr. During […]

by ACRB Board Member Andrea Bilbija Ask any Atlanta resident what they value most in their strongest relationships and they will likely include trust. When we trust those around us […]

Search Incident to an Arrest In the previous posts, we discussed reasonable articulable suspicion, investigative stop, and probable cause to arrest, in this post we will discuss search incident to […]

Probable Cause to Arrest In Part One, we discussed reasonable articulable suspicion involving Officer Branch and Citizen Kenny. Officer Branch possessed reasonable articulable suspicion to approach Kenny to conduct an […]

The Importance of Medical Records by Executive Director Lee Reid If you were injured during an encounter with an Atlanta police or corrections officer that required medical attention, it is […]

Don’t let fear stop you from doing the right thing. Report police misconduct. If you are afraid to file a misconduct complaint against an Atlanta police officer, file your complaint […]