Sponsor
Criminal Justice Policy Research Institute (CJPRI)
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2013
Subjects
Police -- Oregon -- Portland, Police -- Public opinion, Police-community relations
Abstract
On September 12, 2012 the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint in the Federal District Court for Oregon asserting that the City of Portland has engaged in a pattern and practice of unnecessary or excessive force against persons experiencing a mental health crisis. This survey is the result of a settlement agreement between Portland’s City Council and the DOJ which specified the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) develop a means of assessing public perceptions.
This report examines public perceptions of PPB across four content areas that are highlighted in the DOJ settlement agreement. Data for the report were obtained from a postal survey sent out in July of 2013 to a random sample of Portland addresses, including an oversampling of Census tracks with higher percentages of African American, Hispanic/Latino, and younger residents.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/16332
Recommended Citation
Renauer, Brian; Kahn, Kimberly Barsamian; Henning, Kris R.; and Stewart, Greg, "Public Perceptions Regarding the Police Bureau and Crime in Portland, Oregon" (2013). Criminal Justice Policy Research Institute Research Research Briefs. 2.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/16332
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