Mental Health Association of Portland – Oregon's impartial & Independent advocate
PRESS RELEASE READ – Report to the City of Portland on Portland Police Bureau Officer-Involved Shootings and In-Custody Deaths (OIR Group – fourth report, January 2016) Outside experts hired by the City Auditor evaluated 11 internal investigations of Portland Police shootings and identified several themes that warrant further attention by City Council and management, according […]
The Independent Police Review Division (IPR) would like to extend our best wishes to you and your family. May this season bring you and your family the gifts of peace, hope and joy. We would like to acknowledge the hard work of the Citizen Review Committee for their service to the people of Portland. We […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, Nov. 6, 2013 See FAQ below Portland city officials stood with the police union president and the state’s top prosecutor Wednesday to announce that the city and police union had reached a tentative agreement on reforms to address last year’s scathing federal investigation. The police union waived its right to […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, Oct. 29, 2013 Reaction was mixed Tuesday, a day after Portland’s city auditor sent a blistering memo to the mayor and city council members identifying “alarming lapses” in police accountability by top police command staff. READ – City Auditor LaVonne Griffin-Valade’s memo (PDF, 72KB) READ – MHAP’s written testimony before […]
From OPB’s Think Out Loud, Oct. 28, 2013 LISTEN – Interview with Portland Police Chief Mike Reese Portland Police Chief Mike Reese delivered strong remarks to the city council this week about proposed changes to the system of investigating complaints about police and officer-involved shootings. The director of the Independent Police Review (IPR) Division told […]
By Helen Silvis, The Skanner, Oct. 23, 2013 Portland City Council deferred a decision on a string of proposals from the auditor’s office to make changes to the Independent Police Review Division. The council will address the proposals Dec. 4 after more study. Constantin Severe, IPR director, introduced the new proposals, which include: giving the […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, Oct. 23, 2013 A number of proposed Portland City Code changes that would expand the powers of the Independent Police Review Division and require more information be made public on the police chief’s disciplinary decisions are to go before City Council this afternoon. The League of Women Voters, Portland Copwatch […]
Testimony to Portland City Council from the Mental Health Association of Portland Speaking on behalf of supporters of the Mental Health Association of Portland, I support the changes proposed by the director of the Independent Police Review, and endorse the recommendations you have heard from Portland Copwatch. Civilian oversight of the police is a difficult […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, July 10, 2013 A new outside audit of six Portland police shootings and one death in custody highlights a series of problems that continue to plague officers’ use of deadly force and the bureau’s internal reviews. READ – OIR Group Report 2 – Police Shootings and In Custody Deaths – […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, May 7, 2013 Mary-Beth Baptista, who has served as director of Portland’s Independent Police Review Division, is leaving the job in mid-June, Portland’s city auditor announced Tuesday. Baptista has led the division, the intake center for complaints against Portland police, since 2008 after working as a Multnomah County deputy district […]
© Mental Health PDX 2019. Powered by WordPress