The Albany Community Police Advisory Committee facilitates community involvement with the police department by hosting public meetings and forums where residents can discuss community issues and express their concerns.

The Police Chief’s Advisory Boards have been a longstanding feature of the Phoenix Police Department’s community-police relations. Each board has its own chair and co-chair, and is organized by affinity or identity group.

While many cities are dealing with complications associated with new and emerging technology, state surveillance has a special historic significance in Oakland, California, where privacy advocates have successfully established a formal entity with the teeth to ensure public oversight of the use of surveillance tech.