Portland Police Issues

Presented by: Talal Aloqab Karen Benitez Chrissy Hanson

April Hoyt Juan Rios Rubio

Liyu (Bryan) Zhang

Video: http://www.alienboy.org/

Cases❖ James Chasse

<http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/04/portland_officer_involved_in_j.html>

❖ Kendra James<http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-2106-

anatomy_of_a_police_shooting.html>

❖ Aaron Campbell<http://projects.oregonlive.com/focus/campbell/>

❖ Keaton Otis<http://www.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/

2012/04/11/new-video-emerges-of-keaton-otis-police-shooting>

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Issues ❖ Use of Excessive Force

❖ 2011 man is punched several times(“Justice Dept.: Portland Police Uses Excessive Force, Particularly Against

Mentally Ill”. The Oregonian. 13 Sept, 2012. Web.)

❖ Training and Suspension

❖ Out of 400, 000 Police/Public contacts less than 1% uses excessive force.

(Pein, Corey. “Portland Police Bureau Acknowledges Problems With Use-Of-Force Reviews”. Week. 3 Jan, 2012. Web.)

Who is responsible?

❖ Portland police bureau

❖ Police investigate police

❖ Mayor and city auditor office has some power

❖ I.P.R : independent police review

People and Organizations

❖ Citizens Review Committeehttp://www.portlandonline.com/Auditor/Index.cfm?c=27069

❖ Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalitionhttp://www.albinaministerialcoalition.org/

❖ Community Oversight Advisory Board

❖ A website

❖ A government organization

❖ 5 performance indicators:

➢ Quality and quantity of complaints received, complaints

completion process and time, conviction rate from complaints

charges, learning and advice for police agencies and

confidence in the police oversight agency.

City Plans

❖ Volunteer Groups

❖ Portland Law Collective

❖ Portland Mercury

Engaging the public

"Albina Minesterial Alliance (AMA) Coolition for Justice and Police Reform". 6 March 2014.

Bernstein, Maxine. "Portland police training review drafts of frashour shooting show how lieutenants analysis changed." Oregonlive, the Oregonian 15 October 2012.Budnick, Nick. ""Anatomy of a Police Shooting".

Willamette Week 4 June 2003.Department, Justice. "Portland police use excessive force, particularly against mentally ill."

Oregonian 13 September 2012.Everton Bailey, Jr. ""Portland police officer involved in James Chasse case now part of mental health unit".

Oregon LIve, Oregonian 18 April 2013.Knudtsen, Sarah Libby and Chris. Police Reform

April Hoyt, Bryan Zhang Juan Rios Rubio. 28 February 2014.Pein, Coey. "Portland Police Bureau acknowledges problems with use-of-force reviews".

Week 03 January 2012.Theriault, Denis. ""New video emerges of Keaton Otis police shooting".

Portland Mercury 11 April 2012.Unknown. Citizens Review Committee.

16 March 2014.

Works Cited