Cprb Gets International Attention After a Decade

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"They sought our advice and direction in their emerging democracy because we are an example of democracy at its best," said [Beth Pittinger]. "It's exciting to be a part of that in such a tangential way."

"The CPRB is not just to support every claim from the community, but to find justice in these cases and what is the truth," said [Tim Stevens]. "Sometimes truth is on the police's side, sometimes it's on the citizen's side."

"To a large degree, if city administrators, police and community activists at large, if both sides are a little ticked off at us, we're doing our job," said Pittinger. "There's no bias-our job is to stay in the middle."

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Cprb Gets International Attention After a Decade

The tenth anniversary of the Pittsburgh Citizen Police Review Board passed on May 20 with little fanfare besides a city council proclamation recognizi...

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