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| location = Portland City Council 1221 SW 4th Ave, Portland OR 97204 | | location = Portland City Council 1221 SW 4th Ave, Portland OR 97204 | ||
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For more information, details and updates:<br /> | |||
'''Portland Copwatch (503) 236-3065'''<br /> | |||
http://www.portlandcopwatch.org | |||
'''ACTION ALERT!''' | '''ACTION ALERT!''' | ||
'''City Council Hearing on Changes to Police Oversight System''' | '''City Council Hearing on Changes to Police Oversight System''' | ||
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for a chance. The City wants to avoid ruffling the feathers of the powerful Portland Police Association. While we support the rights of workers to collectively bargain for wages and benefits, we do not support public policy being set through those negotiations, especially when done by police officers.<br /> | for a chance. The City wants to avoid ruffling the feathers of the powerful Portland Police Association. While we support the rights of workers to collectively bargain for wages and benefits, we do not support public policy being set through those negotiations, especially when done by police officers.<br /> | ||
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| other details = http://www.portlandcopwatch.org/ipr_allout_flyer1111b.pdf Official Flyer | | other details = http://www.portlandcopwatch.org/ipr_allout_flyer1111b.pdf Official Flyer | ||
| link to more info = http://www.portlandcopwatch.org/ipr_changes_1111_analysis.pdf Detailed Information | | link to more info = http://www.portlandcopwatch.org/ipr_changes_1111_analysis.pdf Detailed Information | ||
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Revision as of 23:47, 15 November 2011
ALL OUT FOR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY!
- Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2011
- Time: 2 PM
- Location: Portland City Council 1221 SW 4th Ave, Portland OR 97204
or return to the events page.
Purpose
Organized and Sponsored by: Copwatch
For more information, details and updates:
Portland Copwatch (503) 236-3065
http://www.portlandcopwatch.org
ACTION ALERT!
City Council Hearing on Changes to Police Oversight System
Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 2 PM
City Hall, SW 4th and Madison
Calling all Portlanders who want to see a strong, vibrant, and credible Civilian Police Review Board:
Come to Portland City Council Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 2 PM!
Portland's "Independent" Police Review Division (IPR) was established in 2001 and given the authority to conduct investigations separately from the Portland Police Bureau's Internal Affairs (IA)... yet no such investigation has ever happened. In March, 2010, the IPR was given some broader authority to review IA investigations, but IPR's 9-member Citizen Review Committee was told to wait before they receive more power. A group of citizens, police, and city officials met for four months and presented 41 recommendations for change to City Council in December, 2010.
On November 16, the City Auditor (who oversees IPR) is proposing a meager SIX changes to the ordinance, only three of which in any way reflect community concerns, with the others administrative tweaks. The Mayor and Chief put out a document essentially agreeing that the CRC should not have any more power than what the Auditor is proposing, claiming the CRC's role is just to review the quality of investigations.
CRC's tagline is "community oversight of the Portland Police Bureau," not "community oversight of the IPR and
Internal Affairs."
We need to demand more change. Ask for ALL the Stakeholder Report recommendations to be adopted. We need true civilian oversight, and if we don't get more meaningful change now, we may have to wait another 10 years
for a chance. The City wants to avoid ruffling the feathers of the powerful Portland Police Association. While we support the rights of workers to collectively bargain for wages and benefits, we do not support public policy being set through those negotiations, especially when done by police officers.
Other details
http://www.portlandcopwatch.org/ipr_allout_flyer1111b.pdf Official Flyer
Detailed Information more information