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Welcome to the Portland Copwatch Web Page

Portland Copwatch is a grassroots, volunteer organization promoting police accountability through citizen action.

• Learn more about Portland Copwatch              • Visit some cool links
                • See our wish list (updated 5/11)  for ways to support PCW
Newsletter

  • Check out our newsletter, the People's Police Report (published 3 times a year)
         NEW! #55-January 2012 (text only 2/12)
        
    Shootings and Deaths in Custody

  • Information on Portland Police shootings and deaths in custody
            Includes the shootings of Aaron Campbell and Keaton Otis
            the in-custody death of James Chasse, Jr.
            and the shootings of James Jahar Perez and Kendra James
  • List of shootings and deaths 1992-March 2012 (NEW!Updated 3/27/12)
  • Analysis of PARC's 2006 report on Portland Police shootings
          (7 pages, 1/23/07)

  • Analysis of PARC's 2005 report on Portland Police shootings
          (9 pages, 9/16/05)
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    Portland Copwatch Activities

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  • NEW! Emergency Actions: Keaton Otis/Aaron Campbell
    January-April, 2012: Meet at City Hall, SW 4th and Madison, 11:30 AM
    the next regular weekday after announcements are made on these cases.
    For details see the     AMA Coalition website.

  • NEW! Copwatch stickers available
    Hey! Would you like to have your very own Portland Copwatch sticker?
    Decorate your bike, car, backpack, notebook, front porch, or whatever!
    Send us a self-addressed, stamped envelope. We can send up to 8 4"x2.5" stickers for 1 stamp.

  • Changes to Portland's Civilian Oversight system
    Depsite the community waiting for nearly 2 years to strenghten the IPR's
    Citizen Review Committee (CRC), Council voted in only 4 significant changes
    to the ordinance on December 14, 2011, one of which weakened the CRC.

    Read Portland Copwatch's eight-page analysis of the review board proposals (.pdf only- November 9)
    and our four-page analysis of the Bureau policy issues (November 11).

        Portland Copwatch participated in the IPR Stakeholder Workgroup
        (May- September 2010) evaluating changes to the Independent Police Review Division (IPR)
        made in March, 2010.
        Read Portland Copwatch's analysis of the "Standard of Review" for the
        Citizen Review Committee (4/8/11-.pdf)

  •     -> Look here for announcements of upcoming
       Orientations, Your Rights and the Police Seminars
        and Copwatch Trainings
    Contact us if you want us to provide a training for your organization!
           

  • Portland Copwatch participated in the Mayor's Racial Profiling Committee
            from January, 2007 until it was disbanded in late 2008.
            (We are monitoring the Office of Equity and Human Rights' efforts to continue the work.)
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    Other Portland Police Accountability Stuff

  • Analysis of the Auditor's Report on Tasers
          (11/18/10)
  • Analysis of the City's 2009 Use of Force Report
          (3 pages, 7/20/09)
            Includes links to the report and to omitted Bureau statistics
        Analysis of the City's 2007 Use of Force Report
          (3 pages, 4/25/07)

    Background on the Independent Police Review Division (IPR)

  • Portland Copwatch analyzes the IPR's Annual Reports:
    *     IPR 2010 Annual Report     , Some Improvement, Leaves Much to Be Desired
      (7 pages, 6/7/11)
  • Read previous years' annual report analyses.

  • Read an analysis of the Auditor's "Independent Police Review Division", showing that it acts to shield police from scrutiny (5/21/01)

  • Chief Foxworth replies to eight questions from Portland Copwatch (June, 2005)
  • Portland Votes to Withdraw Officers
       from Joint Terrorism Task Force (April 28, 2005)
       Report and background information on historic 2005 vote

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    Reports

  • Read a report on the Joint Terrorism Task Force (1/11/01)

    Background on the Portland Joint Terrorism Task Force (PJTTF)

  • City Council passes "Terrorism Task Force" ordinance (11/22/00)

  • Read the Majority Report of the Mayor's PIIAC work group,
      proposing a strong police review board (Oct. 30, 2000)
  • Read our (1993-1996) Proposal for an Effective Civilian Police Review Board
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    Information

  • See a list of the top 25 settlements for police misconduct cases,
        1993-2012 (REVISED 3/17/12)
  • Portland Copwatch sent a respresentative to the first International
            Copwatch Conference     in Oakland July 13-15, 2007.
  • Report back on the National Conference on Police Accountability
           held at Portland State University, October 15-17, 2004.
  • Read the Bike Rider's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
      (also available in .pdf format.)
  • Look at our Glossary currently under construction (8/2/02).
  • Download a "No Warrant, No Entry" flyer to post at your home.
  • Look at older, but still interesting stuff on our archive page
  • Visit our list of cool links
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    Newsletter info*
      (PPR 55)
    Shootings & deaths* (3/12)
    Portland CW Activities*
     Copwatch stickers!
    Other info
    Reports
    Information*
     Top 25 settlements
    Contact info
     

    Portland Copwatch
    PO Box 42456
    Portland, OR 97242
    (503) 236-3065/ Incident Report Line (503) 321-5120
    e-mail: copwatch@portlandcopwatch.org
    (Click here for other email info)

    Portland Copwatch is a grassroots, volunteer organization promoting police accountability through citizen action.

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    Page last updated March 27, 2012