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Introducing the CPRB

Introducing the CPRB

Citizen Police Review Board • City of Pittsburgh • CPRB Board Meeting Minutes

July 2017 meeting of the CPRB in City Council Chambers. CPRB’s meetings are filmed and archived on this site. (Video: Don Carpenter)

The Citizen Police Review Board (CPRB) is an independent agency set up to investigate citizen complaints about improper police conduct.  The CPRB was created by voter referendum, and its rules are governed by Title Six, Article VI of the City Code.

The CPRB is made up of seven unpaid board members appointed by City Council and the Mayor. Board members serve a four-year term.  While serving, they oversee all aspects of complaint handling:  from initial review to public hearings and meetings to recommendations, if applicable.

The CPRB can only investigate complaints related to the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and any officer thereof.  The CPRB does not handle complaints about Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections, Fire, EMS, or any other department, bureau, or division within the City of Pittsburgh.

CPRB is a member of the National Association of Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement, a non-profit organization that brings together individuals and agencies working to establish or improve oversight of police officers in the United States.

City of Pittsburgh • Citizen Police Review Board

About the CPRB

The Citizen Police Review Board (CPRB) is an independent agency within the City of Pittsburgh set up to investigate citizen complaints about improper conduct by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. MORE

CPRB 2024 Meeting Dates

January 23, 2024
February 27, 2024
March 26, 2024
April 23, 2024
May 28, 2024
June 25, 2024
July 23, 2024
Sept. 24, 2024
October 22, 2024
December 3, 2024

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