On April 5, 2007, Professor Craig Futterman of the University of Chicago Law School and Jamie Kalven issued a statement titled "The Need for Independent Civilian Review of the Chicago Police Department."

An op-ed by Jamie Kalven appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times on September 16, 2006. Titled "Cops With Criminal Tendencies Operate With Impunity," it reports and analyzes Chicago Police Department statistics on the outcomes of misconduct investigations.