LWVPDX Podcasts

Portland's New Community Board for Police Accountability: Progress and Next Steps

League of Women Voters of Portland

In this podcast, members of a volunteer Police Accountability Commission (PAC) describe their proposal for a new Community Board to review complaints of police misconduct. The PAC spent thousands of volunteer hours planning the details of how this new community board will operate. The final plan carries out the requirements in the charter amendment that Portland voters passed in November 2020 by almost 82%.  A representative of the U.S. Department of Justice  also explains the role of the U.S. DOJ in reviewing this proposal.