The aim of the Independent Complaints Directorate is to investigate complaints of misconduct and criminality allegedly committed by members of the South African Police Service and Municipal Police Services, and to propose reforms to reduce the incidence of the behaviour that gives rise to such complaints.

The Directorate is responsible for promoting proper police conduct in order to develop a South African Police Service consistent with the spirit and the purport of the constitution. The ICD seeks to develop public confidence in the efforts of the SAPS and the ICD to prevent inappropriate police conduct. It also seeks to facilitate the criminal prosecution of those members found to have engaged in criminal conduct.

The ICD deals with complaints or allegations relating to:

• Deaths in police custody or which are the result of police action.
• Police involvement in criminal activities such as robbery, theft of motor vehicles and assault.
• Police conduct or behaviour which is prohibited by the Police Regulations, such as neglect of duties.

WEBSITE: www.icd.gov.za