Police Accountability

LWVPDX Letter to Judge Michael Simon for the Status Conference on the U.S. Department of Justice Settlement Agreement with the City of Portland and its Police Bureau

League comments focused on ways to maintain the Settlement Agreement requirements after it concludes, a recommendation to assess the quarter-long gap between oversight by the Compliance Officer and the current court-appointed Independent Monitor, and specific comments on the Independent Monitor’s compliance report related to Officer-Involved Shootings, transparency, the Employee Information Read more

By Office Manager, ago

Webinar: Police Oversight Update

Watch the video of our webinar on the new Community Board to investigate police misconduct On  October 11, the League of Women Voters of Portland presented a Zoom webinar on “A new Community Board for Police Accountability.” The speakers and the moderator were members of the Police Accountability Commission (PAC). Read more

By Margaret Noel, ago

Portland Policing – Video & Podcast

View the Video of a Panel Discussion about Portland Policing This program is also available as a podcast, which you can access here. To learn more about this program and the times when it will be shown on public access television, see our previous post here.

By Margaret Noel, ago

Police Oversight Advocacy Position

LWVPDX Board adopts new position on Portland Police Bureau Oversight A Call for Change to The Culture of The Portland Police Bureau Changing the culture of the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) must be a key goal of bureau leadership, according to the new LWVPDX advocacy position. After conducting a year-long Read more

By Margaret Noel, ago