The CCRB is a five-member body that is responsible for overseeing the citizen complaint review process and making recommendations to the Mayor, the DC Council and the Chief of Police. The CCRB is also responsible for overseeing the operations of the Office of Citizen Complaint Review, including appointing an executive director for the office. The current OCCR executive director is Philip K. Eure. The OCCR is presently finalizing policies and procedures on how the complaints it handles will be investigated and resolved. The OCCR does plan to offer both conciliation and mediation as options for resolving complaints it handles.
Mediation is the more formal of the two processes.
It involves the development of a specific settlement, or plan of action, for resolving a complaint. If a complainant requests mediation, MPDC officers are required to participate in mediation proceedings, although they are not required to agree to a settlement they deem to be unfair. If officers agree to a mediation settlement, they are responsible for following all conditions of the settlement, or face disciplinary action. However, as noted above, in some cases, the interviewing official may seek a conciliation meeting between the complainant and the affected member in order to resolve the concern. This meeting is strictly voluntary for all parties, and does not preclude further administrative action against a member.