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DOJ assessment of City’s compliance with settlement agreement shows progress, problems

October 19, 2016
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Oct. 19, 2016 The U.S. Department of Justice yesterday filed a point-by-point assessment of the extent to which the City of Portland and its police bureau have satisfied the requirements of the agreement that settled DOJ’s lawsuit against the City. U.S. v. City of Portland was filed in September 2012, after an 18-month DOJ investigation […]

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82% of Portland cops don’t believe settlement agreement will help

August 2, 2016
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The Oregonian, July 30, 2016 A survey of 370 Portland police officers revealed that a majority don’t think a settlement agreement with the U.S Department of Justice meant to usher in training and other reforms will improve policing in the city over time. Eighty-two percent of those surveyed disagreed with the statement: “The Settlement Agreement […]

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DOJ-driven PDX Police Oversight Begins To Collapse

June 15, 2016
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Job Opening: Compliance Officer/Community Liaison & the Community Oversight Advisory Board Chair Posted: 6/17/2016 Location: Portland Metro Closing Date: open until filled Industry: Nonprofit Type: Part Time Background: Rosenbaum and Watson, LLP has contracted with the City of Portland to evaluate the implementation of the Settlement Agreement (SA) between the United States Department of Justice […]

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Kathleen Saadat exits retirement, signs on with COCL

June 11, 2015
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The Skanner, June 11, 2015 Kathleen Saadat has come out of retirement again – this time to oversee police reform. Now she’ll be serving on the Compliance Officer/Community Liaison team overseeing reforms required by The United States vs. City of Portland settlement agreement. The 2012 settlement was the result of a Department of Justice investigation […]

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After high-profile incidents, PPB training starts strong – then falls off sharply

March 4, 2015
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KATU.com, March 3, 2015 A newly released city audit shows the Portland Police Bureau has made great strides in some areas in regards to its use of force procedures, but it criticizes the bureau in the area of training. The report, the first from the city auditor’s office since the U.S. Department of Justice criticized […]

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Racist cops? Mental illness haters? Portland’s civil rights struggles get hashed out in U.K. publication

September 21, 2014
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The Guardian, Sept. 20, 2014 In early 2010, Portland police officers were dispatched to check on the welfare of a young African American man whose brother had died earlier that day. Aaron Campbell was at his girlfriend’s flat and was said to be distraught over the death of his brother, whom he had nursed before he […]

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CRC demands punishment for cop who pepper-sprayed homeless campers

August 15, 2014
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Portland Mercury, August 13, 2014 Police commanders reviewing the chaotic aftermath of a homeless camp sweep beneath the Morrison Bridge last October all agreed on one thing: Officer Todd Engstrom made a mistake. By suddenly grabbing a camper’s dog—which had been running loose, but not menacing anyone—Engstrom turned an already tense confrontation into something violent. […]

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Portland on track to hire a federal police reform monitor by August, city claims

June 16, 2014
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The Portland Mercury, June 16, 2014 Portland’s national search for a federal police reform monitor—on hiatus for almost three months after mental health advocates demanded a bigger role in the process—is apparently back on track, according to interviews with city officials and documents obtained by the Mercury. The city began soliciting applications over the winter. […]

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Review: Alien Boy “unhesitatingly indicts the Portland Police Bureau”

June 3, 2014
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By Christine Schofelt, World Socialist Web Site, May 28, 2014 Brian Lindstrom’s 2013 film Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse, available through Amazon and in theatrical release, makes no attempt at an evasive “even-handedness” in presenting the case of 42-year-old James Chasse, a man [diagnosed with schizophrenia] who was cruelly beaten by […]

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It’s been more than 4 years since Keaton Otis was shot by police, but many still remember the 25-year-old

March 27, 2014
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Daily KOS, March 27, 2014 In May it will be four years since 25-year-old African-American Keaton Otis was killed by Portland police in a frenzy of 32 shots in seven seconds… recorded on the iPhone of a witness. He was shot by officers of the Hotspot Enforcement Action Team — HEAT — on the day […]

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