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Portland Police Reform Agreement Approved
PORTLAND, Ore. – A federal court has approved a settlement agreement to reform the ways in which the Portland Police Bureau interacts with individuals with actual or perceived mental illness, the Grimy Times has learned.
The agreement, entered jointly by the United States and the city of Portland, Oregon, with the approval of the Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform and the Portland Police Association, addresses constitutional claims in a civil action filed by the United States pursuant to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
The agreement requires changes, many of which the Portland Police Bureau has already begun to implement, in policy, training, supervisory oversight, community-based mental health services, crisis intervention, employee information systems, officer accountability, and community engagement and oversight.
The agreement also calls for innovative new mechanisms for ongoing community involvement in the implementation of reforms, including an independent compliance officer and community liaison, who will be responsible for synthesizing data related to the police bureau’s use of force, reporting to the city council, the Justice Department, and the public, and gathering input from the public related to the police bureau’s compliance with the agreement.
Additionally, the agreement lays the framework for a community oversight advisory board, which will be a crucial mechanism for civil engagement in the reform process.
“We are committed to continuing to work with our partners in the community throughout the reform process to ensure full implementation of the settlement agreement,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Molly Moran for the Civil Rights Division. “We applaud the city’s efforts to implement portions of the settlement agreement during the pendency of the litigation. We are pleased to provide the court information about reforms through ongoing periodic hearings. We are also appreciative of the continued collaboration with the AMA Coalition and the participation of the PPA to resolve these issues to enable the entry of the settlement agreement. We look forward to the positive changes that these civil rights reforms will bring about for the people of Portland.”
“Today’s decision is the culmination of significant work on the part of all parties to reach such a groundbreaking resolution for the citizens of Portland,” said U.S. Attorney Amanda Marshall for the District of Oregon. “We are very grateful to the court for entering this order, and look forward to continued collaboration with the city of Portland, the Portland Police Bureau, the Portland Police Association, the Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform, and all citizens of Portland to ensure the letter and the spirit of this agreement are upheld.”
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Key Facts
- State: Oregon
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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