Tag Archives: mental health
James Chasse
We won’t know whether the lessons of James Chasse’s death stick until next Portland police shooting [column] / Anna Griffin, Oregonian, 30 July 2010 Settlement shouldn’t dim outrage over Chasse’s death [editorial] / Oregonian Editorial Board, Oregonian, 2 August 2010 … Continue reading
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mental health, Nick Teixeira
Freedom vs. Compassion: Mentally ill caught in the middle of debate over civil rights, best care / By Peter Korn, Gresham Outlook, 30 July 2010 ~ “Even many mental health professionals are beginning to question whether it’s too hard to … Continue reading
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Aloha woman shot by Washington Co. Sheriff’s deputy
Washington County deputy shoots woman in early morning confrontation / Rebecca Woolington, Oregonian, 1 July 2010 ~ The woman’s name is Mary Jo Diershaw. Woman shot by police in Aloha left will [story & video] / Michael Rollins, KGW, 1 … Continue reading
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Portland opinion, Washington Co. news
Two opinion pieces about the Portland Police: Police and the mentally ill: Cops have a right to self-defense [opinion] / James Wolfer, Oregonian, 23 June 2010 Policing Won’t Help [letter to the editor] / Tom Shillock, Oregonian 24 June 2010 … Continue reading
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cops and people with mental illness — opinion
Tap police brain power to help the mentally ill [editorial] / Oregonian Editorial Board, Oregonian, 22 June 2010 Police and the mentally ill: Training cops is good but only a start [opinion] / Mike Burton, Oregonian, 22 June 2010
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racial profiling; new mental health center planned; Sepp Toakanaga indicted
Studies show traffic stops in Portland disproportionately high for African Americans / Maxine Bernstein, Oregonian, 16 June 2010 ~ “Traffic stops of African American motorists in 2009 accounted for 12 percent of all Portland police traffic stops, a disproportionately high … Continue reading
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police training, mental health accountability, Sepp Tokanaga
Portland Chief Mike Reese wants to transform training for police from ‘fear-based’ to ‘competency and confidence’ / Maxine Bernstein, Oregonian, 15 June 2010 Mental health and accountability: An open letter to Sam Adams [opinion] / Jenny Westberg, Oregonian, 14 June … Continue reading
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news, opinion from this weekend and earlier
Derek Morgan was tased by Beaverton police officers last week: Wrong-way walker accused of punching officers in Beaverton, Oregonian, 11 June 2010 Man tased after punching officer, deputy, KOIN, 11 June 2010 there is more news about Sepp Tokanaga: Friends … Continue reading
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Keaton Otis
The KBOO Evening News featured a story about Keaton Otis, at about 5:10 p.m. today. Audio of this story does not appear on the KBOO webpage, but one of our readers heard the story and provided us with a summary: … Continue reading
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Spokane, Beaverton, Clatskanie
Police officer in Washington faces federal trial in deadly beating of mentally ill man [wire story] / Associated Press, Oregonian, 7 June 2010 ~ The Spokane Spokesman-Review has a summary of the Otto Zehm killing and links to earlier articles … Continue reading
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