The Cincinnati Collaborative Agreement

The Cincinnati Collaborative Agreement is one of the most innovative plans ever devised to improve police-community relations. Created as a response to a community troubled by ongoing violence and lack of understanding between police and community members, the agreement engages both police and everyday citizens to invest in the neighborhood and make their environment a better place for both groups.

The agreement resulted from a settlement after the ACLU joined with the Cincinnati Black United Front to file suit in 2001 alleging racial profiling and discriminatory law enforcement. Enacted in April 2002 with a five-year time frame, the agreement outlined these objectives:

• Establish police officers and community members as proactive partners in community problem-solving;
• Build relationships of respect, cooperation and trust within and between police and communities;
• Improve education, oversight, monitoring, hiring practices and accountability within the police department;
• Ensure fair, equitable, and courteous treatment for all;
• Create methods to enhance the public’s understanding of police policies and procedures and to recognize exceptional service in an effort to foster support for the police.

As a stakeholder in the Cincinnati Collaborative Agreement, the ACLU of Ohio plays a central role in implementing, promoting and defending the agreement.

Rand Corporation's 2006 independent analysis of the Cincinnati Police Department

Rand Corporation's 2005 independent analysis of the Cincinnati Police Department

Analysis about community satisfaction with Cincinnati Police Department (referencing the Rand Corporation's independent analysis)

Copy of Magistrate Merz' Decision and Recommendation finding the City of Cincinnati in Material Breach of Collaborative Agreement

"Collaborative Corner," the Cincinnati Office's newsletter

Copy of Motion for Cincinnati Police to Comply with the Collaborative Agreement

ACLU Appointments to Partnering Center Board  

Advisory Panel

The Community Partnering Plan  

The Department of Justice Settlement  

The Final Settlement  

Global Settlement Agreement  

Global Settlement Motion  

Monitor's Analysis of Police Stops Report  

Nathaniel Jones Study Guide (Updated 08/30/2004)  

Police Stops Report  

Racial Bias and Policing  


Quarterly Monitor Reports on the progress of the Cincinnati Collaborative Agreement
April 2003

July 2003

October 2003

January 2004

April 2004

October 2004

December 2004

January 2005

April 2005

July 2005
 
October 2005

January 2006

May 2006

September 2006


Reports from the stakeholders' parties to the independent monitor
June 2, 2003

September 5, 2003

December 5, 2003

March 5, 2004

June 7, 2004

September 7, 2004

December 6, 2004
 

Cincinnati Police Practices News 08.24.06 Parties Announce Win-Win on OTR Sheriff Patrols go» 03.28.05 Judge rules Cincinnati Collaborative Agreement will now be considered a court order. go > 11.19.04 ACLU Files Enforcement Motion in Cincinnati Police Practices Lawsuit go» 08.30.04 Read an updated version of the Nathaniel Jones Study Guide, reflecting recent findings by the Citizen Complaint Authority in Cincinnati. go > 07.07.04 Read news stories about the Cincinnati case in the In the News section. go > 01.16.04 Read the Nathaniel Jones Study Guide, prepared by the ACLU and Plaintiffs, on the death of Nathaniel Jones in November of 2003. go > 11.17.03 Traffic Study Results Released go > 11.14.03 Cincinnati police practices lawsuit update. go > 05.21.03 ACLU Announces Global Damages Settlement in Cincinnati: City to Pay Plaintiffs $4.5 Million in Race, Force Cases. Carpenter, Thomas Police Shooting Cases to End. go > 05.01.03 Plaintiffs Appoint Advisory Panel in Cincinnati Police Practices Lawsuit: ACLU Also Names Its Members to Cincinnati Police Partnering Center Board go > 04.09.02 ACLU Approves Settlement in Landmark Police Practices Lawsuit: Landmark Agreement First in Nation go > 04.17.01 ACLU of Ohio Issues Statement on Cincinnati Unrest : Calls for Calm and Restraint on All Sides, Dialogue on Racism go > 04.17.01 Coalition Sues Cincinnati Over Racial Profiling: Pattern of Targeting Minorities Goes Unchecked for Years. go >

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