Some Chicago police misconduct complaints will now be handled by independent mediators

Some low-level misconduct complaints against Chicago police officers will be handled by independent mediators in a six-month pilot program that aims to speed up misconduct investigations and rebuild the public’s trust in police, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office announced Wednesday.

Mediators from the Center for Conflict Resolution, a nonprofit where Lightfoot has been a board member, will handle some misconduct allegations filed with the Civilian Office of Police Accountability and CPD’s Bureau of Internal Affairs.

Lightfoot’s office announced 13 months ago that it was planning to launch the pilot program, with a tentative start date last fall. "Chicago’s program will be a model for other jurisdictions looking at creating similar initiatives," Cassie Lively, executive director for the Center for Conflict Resolution, said in a news release.

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