Learning & Resources

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- What is the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners?
- Assessing 50 Years of the Board of Police Commissioners and Civilian Oversight (Peter J. Hammer)
- Board of Police Commissioners (BOPC)
  - (313) 596-1830
  - bopc@detroitmi.gov
- Office of the Chief Investigator (OCI) - police complaints - PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
  - (313) 596-2499
- National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE)
- Stopped By The Police (American Civil Liberties Union/ACLU)
- Immigrant Rights (American Civil Liberties Union/ACLU)
- When You Protest (American Civil Liberties Union/ACLU)
- Community Violence Intervention
  - Force Detroit - (313) 580-5456
  - Detroit 300 2.0 - (313) 334-0022
  - New Era Community Connection
  - Live In Peace (L.I.P)
- Immigration Enforcement Activity
  - Migra Watch Hotline (People’s Assembly/Asamblea Popular) - community based watching and documenting suspicious activity - (313) 635-3633
- Detroit Safety Team
- Motor City Mobile Wellness
- Metro Detroit Restorative Justice Network (Detroit Justice Center)
- Green Chairs Not Green Lights
- Community Safety in Detroit, Past to Future (Boggs Legacy Series)
- Perspectives on Community Safety from Black Americans (Movement 4 Black Lives)
- Alternatives to Policing National Report: How U.S. Cities Are Advancing Community Safety by Taking a Multidisciplinary Approach
- Crime in progress/life-threatening/fire/medical emergency - Call 911
- Reporting crimes after the fact/property damage/theft/minor traffic incidents/ongoing neighborhood concerns - (313) 267-4600 or go to a police precinct
- Quality of Life Concerns
  - Improve Detroit App
  - D7 Manager (313) 236-3540
  - D7 BSEED Inspector (313) 569-9747
  - Neighborhood Police Officer
- Complaint Agencies
  - Office of the Chief Investigator (OCI) - police complaints - (313) 596-2499
  - City Ombudsman
  - Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
  - Auditor General (AG)
  - Civil Rights, Inclusion, and Opportunity (CRIO)
  - U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
  - MI Attorney General Consumer Protection - (877) 765-8388
  - Adult Abuse and Neglect - (855) 444-3911
- Community Legal Advocates (Detroit Justice Center)
- Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC)

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