A long-delayed plan to outfit the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) with body cameras may soon come to fruition. The city will spend up to $2.6 million on a contract with Axon to purchase body cameras that will be integrated into everyday policing. The Portland City Council approved the purchase agreement Wednesday, paving the way for a long-awaited, permanent use of cameras worn by officers. City staff estimate the cameras will be in use by late.
The Portland City Council has agreed to lend a second Portland police officer to serve schools as a school liaison officer.On Wednesday, the Council voted unani
Since December, the council-approved group has met weekly to research and develop a stronger and more streamlined system of responding to complaints of misconduct against Portland Police Bureau (PPB) staff. The voter-mandated changes will revamp a currently very splintered system of reporting and discipline: Currently, complaints and cases against police might be handled by the city s Independent Police Review, the bureau s internal affairs unit, the Citizen Review Committee or the police review board. IPR is only able to observe investigations into deadly force cases, but is barred from directly investigating. CRC, meanwhile, is not allowed to hear appeals on such cases. As the community representative in police matters, CRC works in an advisory, rather than disciplinary, role.
Since December, the council-approved group has met weekly to research and develop a stronger and more streamlined system of responding to complaints of misconduct against Portland Police Bureau (PPB) staff. The voter-mandated changes will revamp a currently very splintered system of reporting and discipline: Currently, complaints and cases against police might be handled by the city s Independent Police Review, the bureau s internal affairs unit, the Citizen Review Committee or the police review board. IPR is only able to observe investigations into deadly force cases, but is barred from directly investigating. CRC, meanwhile, is not allowed to hear appeals on such cases. As the community representative in police matters, CRC works in an advisory, rather than disciplinary, role.