Civil Rights Compliance

Any Maryland program or activity supported by Department of Justice funds is subject to compliance with federal civil rights discrimination laws.

Policies

• Responding to Discrimination Complaints from Employees of the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention’s Subrecipients under the U.S. Department of Justice Grant Programs
• Responding to Discrimination Complaints from Clients, Customers, Program Participants, or Consumers of the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention and the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention’s Subrecipients

For questions concerning civil rights obligations and equal employment opportunity (EEO) plans, please contact Will vanWisse.

Reporting complaints

Civil rights complaints may be reported to the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention’s Civil Rights Complaint Coordinator by filling out a form developed by the Maryland Department of Budget and Management’s EEO office (link below).

Email the completed form to dlcivilrightscompliance_goccp@maryland.gov.

Complaints will be forwarded to the Department of Justice Office of Civil Rights, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or the Maryland Commission on Human Relations.

Complaints may also be filed directly with the Department of Justice Office of Civil Rights.

Form and timelines

• Discrimination Complaint Form (direct link)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint Procedure
  from the Maryland Department of Budget and Management’s EEO Office

Training resources

Please view the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention’s Civil Rights Compliance video below.

For additional information, the federal Office for Civil Rights provides the following resources:

• Office for Civil Rights online civil rights training program
• Office for Civil Rights — Training for Grantees videos

For general inquiries, contact the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention’s Civil Rights Coordinator at: dlcivilrightscompliance_goccp@maryland.gov