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Office of Public Defender’s 4th Amendment Presentation

On Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., the City of Atlanta Office of Public Defenders presented their 4th Amendment Presentation to board members of the Atlanta Citizen Review Board.  The presentation is part of the agency's Spring Check-Up Knowledge Campaign which holds the purpose of preparing citizens for the possibility of increased police interactions as […]
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Newsletter Spring 2024

APD Chief Schierbaum Reiterates His Support for the Atlanta Citizen Review Board During a scheduled presentation before the Atlanta Citizen Review Board’s March monthly meeting, APD Chief Darin Schierbaum reiterated his continued support for the ACRB. “My reason here was just to say thank you, to ask you to continue to do your duties, allow […]
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Newsletter – Winter 2024

A Partnership to Serve the Homeless and Teach Citizens About Oversight of Local Law Enforcement Always seeking collaborations, ACRB makes regular random cold calls to a diverse array of community groups. A call that was made in May of 2023 resulted in  one of the most remarkable partnerships and biggest donations in the history of […]
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The Open Door: Attending ACRB Monthly Board Meetings

By Tamara Orange, ACRB Board Member & Interim Chair Do you want to know what is happening with officer accountability in Atlanta? Do you want to know how the ACRB addresses citizens’ complaints against Atlanta police and corrections officers? I invite and STRONGLY ENCOURAGE you to visit the ACRB monthly board meeting where the board […]
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Fairness

By Tamara Orange, ACRB Board Member & Interim Chair The ACRB is committed to providing a fair forum for the investigation and adjudication of citizen complaints against Atlanta police and corrections officers. This is one of the agency’s hallmarks and it guides the way we conduct our work. According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, fairness is […]
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Body Worn Cameras

By Tamara Orange, ACRB Board Member & Interim Chair Typically, when a dispute happens between two parties, unless there are witnesses, it is one party's word against the other. That was the way things were when citizens had complaints against the Atlanta Police. Through the invention of Body Worn Cameras, policing in Atlanta would change […]
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Newsletter – Fall 2023

A View From the Executive Director: Five Steps to a Comprehensive Complaint to ACRB Lee Reid, ACRB Executive Director       Click Here to view 2023 Fall Newsletter Filing a complaint is an act of empowerment and a statement that you are concerned about the actions of an Atlanta police or corrections officer. It […]
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Glad to See You!

Over the past spring and summer months, the Atlanta Citizen Review Board (ACRB) has been engaged in an aggressive community outreach and awareness campaign.  We do this because we want citizens to know that if they ever have concerns about an officer’s behavior, they have a trusted, fair, and transparent process to file complaints.  The […]
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Newsletter – Summer 2023

A View From the Executive Director: Our Process Did Not Fail. Our Integrity is Intact. Lee Reid, ACRB Executive Director As many of you know, in April 2023, the ACRB was denied access to interview citizens who had filed complaints against Atlanta police officers and were being held under the custody of the Fulton County […]
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