In February 2021, the city’s first alternative, non-police emergency response team, Portland Street Response (PSR), was launched after two years of planning and advocacy. By February 2023, its future was in jeopardy. As uncertainty around funding and future leadership hangs over PSR, the public has a plea for city hall: Fund, expand, and stabilize the program..
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The US Department of Justice appears ready to ease up on its oversight of Portland police activity. The Portland City Council is slated to consider and vote on amendments this Wednesday to a 2014 settlement agreement between the city and the Department of Justice (DOJ) over Portland Police Bureau (PPB)’s alleged pattern of using excessive force on people with mental illness. Updating the agreement will involve the selection of an independent monitor to oversee the.
Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing (PCCEP) Advisory Group's Community Engagement Co-Chairs Tia Palafox and Ashley Schofield, with Program Manager Dori Grabinski discuss PCCEP and its mission on More Talk Radio .