Why File A Formal Complaint with the Police Department
<p>Links to the formal complaint process for the Champaign Police and the Urbana Police. We encourage all who feel they have been mistreated by a police officer to file an official complaint with that officer's department.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://ci.champaign.il.us/departments/police/self-service-police-forms/police-employee-conduct-form/" target="_blank">Champaign Police Department</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://urbanaillinois.us/sites/default/files/attachments/complaint-form-v2010.pdf" target="_blank">Urbana Police Department</a></p>
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<h3 style="color: #184372; text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Why Should I File A Formal Complaint?</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1. To put your experience on record so that it cannot be ignored by city officials.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2. By filing a complaint, you may have the opportunity to enter a mediation process with the officers involved.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>3. Filing a formal complaint helps police departments know if their officers are acting unprofessionally. Officers found to be behaving improperly may be punished.</p>
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