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                  • See our wish list (updated 3/18)  for ways to support PCW
                      • Look at our Glossary last updated 3/18
  

• Check out our newsletter, the People's Police Report (published 3 times a year)
  
  • NEW! 3/19 People's Police Report #76 (January, 2019) (with graphics)
        - > .pdf of PPR #76 (5 megs)
  • People's Police Report #75 (September, 2018) (with graphics)
        - > .pdf of PPR #75 (5 megs)
  • See thumbnail images of issues #1- 75 of the
           People's Police Report (posted in honor of our 25th anniversary issue!)
  
  

• Information on Portland Police shootings and deaths in custody
          Weapons/Not Weapons Flash Cards for the PPB
          (added 2/21/13)

          Info 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-January 2019 (Updated 2/25/19)

• PCW compiles list of shootings which Oregon forgot to do
    • Oregon Dept of Justice Posts Biased, Inaccurate Deadly Force Data (posted 5/18/18)
    • See our spreadsheet of Oregon deadly force incidents 2010-2018 (updated 1/8/19)
    • Read the 2019 letter to OR Attorney General Rosenblum about the list (1/8/19)
    • Check out the March 2016 article in the Skanner with an interactive map of the shootings

• NEW!Analysis of OIR Group's 2019 report on Portland Police shootings
        (6 pages, 3/12/19)
  
• Analysis of OIR Group's 2018 report on Portland Police shootings
        (7 pages, pdf only, 2/15/18)
  
• Analysis of OIR Group's 2016 report on Portland Police shootings
        (8 pages, 1/27/16)
  
(Find other reports and info at our shootings and deaths page.)

• JOIN THE CAMPAIGN TO END PORTLAND'S COOPERATION
  WITH THE FBI'S TERRORISM TASK FORCE! (AGAIN)

  On November 8, 2017, a letter signed by
  23 organizations and a prominent Portland area survivor of unwarranted spying
  was presented to Portland City Council asking to get the Portland Police out of
  the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). READ MORE-TAKE ACTION!
  (letter last updated 2/13/19, with over 40 local groups, 2 national groups and a local attorney)

  UPDATE April 2019:

  On February 13, City Council voted to pull the two officers out of the JTTF, with a deadline
  of April 9 to come up with a plan for how the PPB will interact with the FBI in the future.

  On April 17, 21 of the signers of the original letter to Council (plus one new group) sent a
  letter urging council to take action. So far, no date has been set for a second Resolution

  

• Check out our report back on May Day 2017
  Expressing deep concerns, including over 30 stills
  and video of a copwatcher manhandled by police.
• Read PCW's fact sheet on the Portland Police Association Contract (10/24/16)
Read more on our page about the police oversight system including:

    Portland Copwatch's analysis of the "Standard of Review" for the
    Citizen Review Committee (4/8/11-.pdf)

• Information on US Dept of Justice Agreement
    In 2012, the US DOJ found a "pattern and practice" of excessive force by the PPB.

    Come to the Fairness Hearing/Status Conference
    on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 9 AM.
    details on the AMA Coalition website

    The DOJ page on our site includes links to documents including:

    
  • NEW! PCW's analysis of the COCL's 4th quarter 2018 report on Accountability / Outreach (2/14/19)
    
    
  • PCW's analysis of the COCL's 3rd quarter 2018 report on Employee Info & Training (10/31/18)
    
    
  • PCW's analysis of the COCL's 2nd quarter 2018 report on Use of Force (7/27/18)
    
    
  • PCW's analysis of the DOJ's 2017 progress report to Judge Simon (pdf-1/12/18)
       on progress and outcomes of the agreement.
  
  
  • Portland Copwatch's testimony to the federal court
       on the "fairness" of the Settlement" (January 31, 2014):
         •   pdf format (16 pgs)   •   text format (Intro + 11 sections with links)
  
  
  • Analysis of proposed changes to the Bureau's Directives
  • Comments on the first recommendations by the Training Advisory Council (June, 2016)
  
  
• NOW AVAILABLE FROM PORTLAND COPWATCH:
  Copies of "Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse, Jr"
    on DVD! (April 2014)

            Send $15 check or money order to
              Portland Copwatch/Peace and Justice Works
              PO Box 42456
              Portland, OR, 97242
      (Sorry, we can't accept payment for DVDs or other items via our web donation page)
  

    and
    Copies of "Arresting Power: Resisting Police
    Violence in Portland, OR"
    If you send $20 to the same address (December 2015)

• 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.


• -> 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!
         

• End FBI Stings!
    Mohamed Mohamud was sentenced to 30 years in prison after
    being set up by the FBI in a sting operation similar to many
    others around the nation. His January 2013 trial ended in a guilty verdict.
    Download and read our background fact sheet on FBI stings
    (last updated November 23, 2018)

• Portland Copwatch deflected from getting meeting with Mayor Hales April-July 2014
• 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.)
  

• Analysis of the December 2018 Police Review Board Report
        (12/28/18)
• Analysis of the September 2018 Police Review Board Report
        (9/21/18)
• Analysis of the November 2017 Police Review Board Report
        (12/5/17)
• Analysis of the February 2017 Police Review Board Report
        (2/24/17)
• See other analyses of PRB reports


• 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:
  *       7/18 IPR 2017 Annual Report Drops Force Data
    (10 pages, 7/5/18)
  *       5/17 IPR 2016 Annual Report Incomplete, Inaccurate
    (13+ pages, 5/26/17)
  *       7/16 IPR 2015 Annual Report Barely Scratches the Surface
    (8 pages, 7/27/16)
  
• 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
  

• 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
  

• 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.)
  
• Print the Oregon Homeless Rights guide
    by Oregon Law Center (.pdf)
  
• Look at our Glossary last updated 2/3/15
• 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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Portland Copwatch
PO Box 42456
Portland, OR 97242
(503) 236-3065/ Incident Report Line (503) 321-5120
e-mail: copwatch@portlandcopwatch.org
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Portland Copwatch is a grassroots, volunteer organization promoting police accountability through citizen action.

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Last updated April 17, 2019