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Category: Police Accountability

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  • Police: Force, Race and Shootings 2023 (parts 1&2) (VB #126.06&07): Examining claims made by the Portland Police at a Training Advisory Council meeting about why officers use force against so many Black people in Portland. 2/6/23 --Video----Clip--

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  • Justice for Patrick Kimmons (VB #122.10): Marches and interviews at two rallies calling for justice for a young Black man who was gunned down by Portland police. 3/7/22 --Video----Clip--
  • Advising Police on Mental Health Issues (parts 1&2) (VB #121.13/122.1):
    A Committee designed to guide Portland Police on reducing use of force against people in mental health crisis won't review shootings or hold public meetings. 12/27/21 --Video--Streaming • --Video----Clip--
  • Police Shootings, Misconduct and Lawsuits (parts 1&2) (VB #120.12&13) :
    FFVC/Portland Copwatch member Dan Handelman and KBOO Radio's Jasmin look at police misconduct cases which have prompted the largest payouts by Portland to victims or their families. (9/20/21) --Video--Streaming
  • Police Oversight 2021: Officer Fails Theft Victim (parts 1&2) (VB #119.09&10) :
    A woman who said an officer violated policy by failing to take a stolen car report is vindicated as a civilian board, then City Council, agrees it was misconduct. (5/31/21) --Video--Streaming • --Video----Clip--
  • Voices for Black Lives (parts 1&2) (VB #117.03&04) :
    (pt 1: Street Bytes at Walking Meditation;
      pt 2: Peaceful Portlanders Protest Racism)
    Interviews and speakers at walking meditation and a peaceful protest in support of Black Lives to mark the suffering caused by racist violence and police brutality. (10/19/20) --Video----Clip-- •
  • A Eulogy for Black America 5/30/20 (parts 1&2) (VB #116.09&10) :
    Days after the murder of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, a Portland event featured a variety of speakers on police brutality, racial inequality, and the need for change. (8/31/20) --Video----Clip--
  • Justice for Keaton Otis: A Portland Police Shooting 10 Years Later (parts 1&2) (VB #116.01&02) :
    A memorial for a young Black man shot by Portland Police in 2010 features activists, family members/ survivors and a musician working to end racism and police violence. (7/6/20) --Video----Clip--
  • Inside the Police Training Advisory Council 2020 (parts 1&2) (VB #117.11&12) :
    A seldom seen group of community members which advises the Portland Police discusses force disparately used against African Americans and over-used at protests. (12/14/20) --Video----Clip--
  • Beyond Policing (parts 1&2) (VB #113.11&12) :
    Dr. Alex S. Vitale and local Portland activists on the history of police reform, reform vs abolition, authoritarian policing verses social services, body cameras, prisons, and more. (12/9/19) --Video--Streaming --Video----Clip--
  • Police Contract: Community Members Speak Out (parts 1&2) (VB #113.03&04) :
    Anticipating the expiration of the Portland Police Association contract, community members attended an August 2019 forum suggesting ways the contract can better serve the people. (10/14/19) --Video--Clip
  • City Council Finds Officer Misconduct May 2019 (parts 1&2) (VB #112.02&03) :
    Portland's Council made history, agreeing with a complaint that an officer retaliated against a community member. This show features guest host Sam Bouman of KBOO FM. (7/8/19) --Video--Streaming
  • Portland: Get Back Out of the Terror Task Force (parts 1&2) (VB #107.09&10) :
    Former FBI agent Michael German and others describe the federal Joint Terrorism Task Force's low standards for investigations and why the Portland Police should not work with the JTTF. (5/2/18) --Video-- Streaming
  • Police Presence During Mental Health Crises: Help or Hindrance? (parts 1&2) (VB #104.10&11) :
    Three panelists discuss ways to humanely assist those in crisis through the lens of mental health professionals who sometimes partner with police agencies. (9/4/17) --Video-- Streaming •
  • Marching for Justice, Equality and Police Reform (parts 1&2) (VB #104.06&07) :
    A January 2017 march looked at police violence in Portland and a federal government that poses a threat to the civil liberties of many communities. (8/7/17) --Video-- Streaming •
  • Overseeing Justice: US DOJ vs. City of Portland (parts 1&2) (VB #105.13/106.01) :
    A panel from the Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform looks at the Agreement requiring Portland Police to use less force. (12/25/17) --Video-- Streaming
  • Tased and Confused: Civilian Oversight in Portland 2017 (parts 1&2) (VB #103.03&04) :
    Portland City Council considers whether an officer was in policy for using a Taser as many as six times on a man with mental health issues. (4/17/17) --Video-- Streaming
  • From Ferguson to Portland: Race and Police Accountability (parts 1&2) (VB #94.05&06) :
    In November 2014, St. Louis Pastor Robert White talked about protests and police response in Ferguson, while local activists updated the community on Portland Police. 2/2/15 --Video-- Streaming
  • Black and Blue in Portland (parts 1&2) (VB #94.01&02) :
    Karen Gibson and Leanne Serbulo connect the past and present by talking about their article regarding "Police-Community Relations in Portland's Albina District, 1964-1985." 1/5/15 --Video-- Streaming
  • Fighting City Hall: Police Accountability, Homes and Jobs (VB #92.06) :
    A mom takes on police brutality at a review board hearing; activists demand jobs and housing at the 2014 MLK Day march. 8/4/14
  • Rudeness or Racial Profiling?: Portland's Police Review Board 2013 (parts 1&2) (VB #88.12&13) :
    Portland's Citizen Review Committee (CRC) hearing about an African American man racially profiled by a cop who was then only investigated for suspicion of "rudeness." 9/16/13
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  • Portland's Police Review Board: 2007 Check-in (parts 1&2) (VB #64.02&03):
    A man and a police officer tell the board their sides of the night the officer hid his gun and stopped for coffee while bringing him to Detox. 7/07
  • Community Dialogue on Racial Profiling (VB #60.13 & 61.1):
    Activists, police, and citizens of Portland at a community forum in NE Portland in June, 2006 on their experiences at traffic stops and on the street. 9/06
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  • 2004 National Conference on Police Accountability (Portland, OR, October, 2004) (SE #101.1-5):
    Part 1: Portland's Police-Community Relations (SE #101.1)
    Local activists explain the need for the conference, focusing on racism and shootings. $12
    Part 2: Police Shootings and Deaths in Custody; Racial Profiling; Case-Based Work and Copwatch Organizing (SE #101.2) $15
    Part 3: Increasing Police Powers and Attacks on Activists; Homeless Communities; Police Violence Against Women of Color and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trangender Individuals (SE #101.3) $15
    Part 4: Dealing with Police Unions; Police Review Boards; Academic Response to Police Violence (SE #101.4) $15
    Part 5: Tasers, Torture and Technology; Faith-Based Organizing; Restorative Justice Models and Police Accountability; Candlelight Vigil/Walk (SE #101.5) $15
    (SE #101.1-5 available as a set of 5 for $60) 2/05
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  • The Community and the Portland Police 2003 (VB #49.4&5):
    Events from May to September 2003 including forums/march for Kendra James, police shootings report, resignations of review board members and Chief Kroeker. 10/03
  • Is Portland's 'Joint Terrorism Task Force' Necessary? (VB #40.11):
    Community activists weigh in on the PJTTF, speaking about the FBI's history of spying and other concerns; police and FBI testify at City Council. (Produced August, 2001.) 9/01
  • Racial Profiling: The Case of Dora McCrae (parts 1&2) (VB #39.1&2): An African-American grandmother pulled forcibly from her car at a traffic stop in 1998, goes before City Council in March, 2001; PSU students hold a forum. 4/01
  • Police Investigating Police? Portland's Review Board Feb. 2001 (VB #38.7) : Police investigators excuse sloppy investigative tactics and possible officer brutality in a PIIAC case involving leading questions, a foot chase, and pepper spray. 2/01
  • 1995 National Conference on Police Accountability (SE #084.1- 084.5) 5/16/96
  • 1994 National Conference on Police Accountability (SE #072): 05/01/95
  • 1993 National Conference on Police Accountability I II III (SE 44i,ii,iii)
    Features grassroots activists, religious perpectives, a Dallas police officer, more 05/01/94
  • Police Accountability: Another look (VB #09.13): Police explain a botched drug raid on Liebe St. plus the Laurelhurst Park case and civilian review. 30 mi 12/27/93
  • When Police Kill: 3 Parents Speak Out (VB #14.09): 30 mi 02/27/95
  • Police Reform/Civilian Review Board (VB #04.07): Facts and opinions about filing complaints against the police. How to push for a civilian review of police in your town. 25:35 08/17/92

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  • Roots/ LA Rebellion pt 1 (VB #07.07): 30:00 05/17/93
  • American Rights, American Rites (VB #03.08): Oregon's primary election. Malcom X's birthday & the LA riots collide. 30 05/01/92
  • Blame It on the 60's (VB #03.09): Portlanders rally in the wake of the Rodney King verdict. 30 mi 06/30/92
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