Cincinnati Citizen Complaint Authority (CCA)

The purpose of the Citizen Complaint Authority Board is to review each investigative report to confirm completeness of the Citizen Complaint Authority investigation and to approve or disapprove the Executive Director’s report (findings and recommendations).

Citizen Complaint Authority (CCA) was established in 2003 as a result of the Memorandum of Agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice, the City of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Police Department and the historical Collaborative Agreement The Collaborative Agreement was an unprecedented agreement between the Cincinnati Black United Front, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation, Inc., the City of Cincinnati and the Fraternal Order of Police as a settlement of claims brought against the City and Cincinnati Police Department.