The JCRC has been empowered to receive and investigate complaints of or initiate its own investigations into cases of civil discrimination, community tensions and abuses or unlawful conduct by law enforcement officers or others in the performance of their duty. The JEOC shall have the power to receive, initiate, investigate, hold hearings, seek to conciliate and act upon complaints of unlawful employment practices or discriminatory housing practices. Additionally, the JEOC is under contract to the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as a certified agency charged with the enforcement of laws covered under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as amended. The enforcement of these laws cover both public and private employers and employees. Rumors are dangerous.
False information can cause alarm, unrest, fear and panic in the community.
For this reason, the Jacksonville Community Relations Commission operates the Rumor Control Line to prevent misinformation and disruption of community life.