How can we love that which we hate? By Cimone Is this a safe space? Because I have a confession. As a law-abiding citizen, there are certain laws that I absolutely hate. I even believe that there are certain laws that make people want to do the exact opposite of what they are told. So, […]

Nolo Contendere By Tonya Richardson The Atlanta Citizen Review Board (ACRB) receives several complaints from citizens alleging they were falsely arrested. The citizen files a formal complaint alleging the wrongdoing of an Atlanta Police Department (APD) Officer for effectuating an arrest. The ACRB opens an investigation and the investigator discovers the citizen has plead “Nolo […]

ACRB Content Writers Club Lauren McCall ACRB Mediation Program   The ACRB Mediation Program was created to help produce a neutral setting for dispute resolution between citizens and law enforcement. This program was made to provide a way to create dialogue between citizens who have filed complaints against law enforcement, along with improving the interaction […]

ACRB Content Writers Club Lauren McCall Music of Protest   Music has always been a creative way to draw people closer and to help get a message across. From We Shall Overcome to James Brown’s I’m Black and I’m Proud, from Lift Every Voice and Sing to Public Enemy’s Fight the Power, music has always […]

Miranda Rights By Sheena Robertson I was falsely arrested because the officer didn’t read me my rights? I have heard this so many times from many citizens who have filed false arrest complaints with the Atlanta Citizen Review Board (“ACRB”). Thanks to the numerous police shows and movies, many people know their Miranda Rights and […]

Out of the Mouths of Babes By Myola Smith We are often amused and even surprised when a young person makes a profound statement that we did not expect to hear from someone their age; however, history provides many examples of idealistic young people who did more to combat social injustice than just fan the […]

ACRB Content Writers Club Lauren McCall This year of 2020 has been one of many challenges. We are currently dealing with a pandemic, long standing issues of racial injustice that has marked and marred our country, and we have many important elections taking place. The presidential election, and congressional elections will take place on November […]

Open Thank You Post Dear Residents of Atlanta, Greetings! My name is Lee Reid. I am the Executive Director of the Atlanta Citizen Review Board (ACRB).  On behalf of the ACRB Board and Staff, and the citizens at large, I want to take the time to say “Thank you, thank you” to everyone who demonstrated […]