The numbers don’t include fatal shootings by police, which have increased, or force used in crowd control situations, which officers haven’t properly reported.
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“We saw no real evaluation of the force used by PPB members throughout the protest events,” Rosenbaum & Associates wrote in an assessment of the Police Bureau's protest analysis. “The fact that the evaluation was overall silent on whether PPB’s use of force was constitutional and effective is of great concern given the presumed goal of the review.”
Overwhelmed Portland police haven’t done comprehensive review of force used during protests, outside monitors say
Updated Jan 28, 2021;
Posted Jan 28, 2021
The city-hired consultants said the Police Bureau continues to be out of compliance with a federal settlement agreement, particularly regarding their reporting and review of how officers use force.Dave Killen/The Oregonian
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Even though the size and frequency of Portland protests have significantly diminished, police still haven’t done a comprehensive review of their crowd control response to the civil unrest.
Outside consultants found that officers sometimes couldn’t explain why they used force or their supervisors didn’t adequately review officers’ force reports.