Criminal Justice
Mission: To eradicate the effects of institutional racism in our criminal justice system through advocacy, direct action and education.
Goal #3
The County of Winnebago, Illinois will support program alternatives to incarceration and rehabilitation and support community-based programs intended to address the root causes of crime in Winnebago County by 2025; fulfilling the promises made to the community when the residents supported the one-penny sales tax on November 5, 2002.
Goal #4
A Restorative Justice Community Court will be created & implemented in the Winnebago County Court system with the help & leadership of trained community circle-keepers, which includes a strong support system or offenders to help them take responsibility for & repair the harm they have done.
Community Policing
Thank You to David Couper.
On March 25th and 26th, 2026, David Couper, retired Chief of Police in Madison, Wisconsin and current Episcopal Priest, shed light on community policing - the benefits and challenges. To view the presentation, click here.
Rockford Chief of Police Carla Reed, Park District Chief Theo Glover and David Couper met to discuss community policing.
We are thrilled to share that through our collaborative effort, we have accomplished our first goal!
Yes! Success!
Goal #1 was "The City of Rockford will create a racially diverse Civilian Review Board by 2021 made up of non-police members to provide input related to investigations resulting from police action."
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In January of 2022, Rockford City Council approved the creation of a Civilian Oversight Board.
