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Really great links

Updated regularly 

Last updated: May 19, 2026

National Police Funding Database

  • Go through the pages. It’s very educational and provides actionable advice.

Office of Civil Rights Complaints

  • Go through the pages. It’s very educational and provides actionable advice.

Sample Complaint Letter

  • This sample complaint is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute the provision of legal advice or establish an attorney-client relationship with NAACP LDF/Thurgood Marshall Institute.

A Community Strategy for Changing Police Practices

  • This sample complaint is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute the provision of legal advice or establish an attorney-client relationship with NAACP LDF/Thurgood Marshall Institute.

Change.org Petition Guides

  • This sample complaint is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute the provision of legal advice or establish an attorney-client relationship with NAACP LDF/Thurgood Marshall Institute.

TED: We need to talk about an injustice

  • This sample complaint is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute the provision of legal advice or establish an attorney-client relationship with NAACP LDF/Thurgood Marshall Institute.

Civil Police Data Project

Collects and publishes police misconduct in Chicago (good inspo)