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Will They Ever Learn? Report on Cop Shooting Investigations Finds “Room for Improvement” Portland Mercury, June 27, 2012 The day after the city released an outside analysis of seven police shootings since 2004—a report that raised significant concerns about the Portland Police Bureau’s ability to learn from its mistakes—the bureau’s official response didn’t inspire much […]
by Jenny Westberg Keaton Otis was just 25 years old when he died on May 12, shot by police after a routine traffic stop in Northeast Portland. He was the third victim of a police shooting in Portland this year. In the latest tragedy, Officer Christopher Burley was wounded. Thankfully, he is expected to return […]
Here some of our suggestions to improve trust and respect between the Portland police and persons with a diagnosis of mental illness and / or addiction from over the past year. Testimony at City Council – November 2009 Op Ed in The Oregonian – November 2009 Take the police out of crisis intervention business – […]
Sam Adams, we have a very large problem on our hands. It’s a practical problem for me, for every medical professional in Portland, for leaders in the African American community, the Hispanic community, and the disabilities community in general. For the mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers and neighbors and employers and friends and […]
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