The Fix Comes In

City contract for police reform about to triple. No-bid contract handed out .. without community input as to improvements we’d Continue reading →

Abdicated Levels of Oversight

How many authorities look the other way, when they could play a vital role in police accountability? “In a society Continue reading →

Trojan Horse of Police Reform

Federal ‘police reform’ has, in Portland, Oregon, qualitatively reduced public involvement in police oversight. A ‘self-defeating accountability system’ was left Continue reading →

Calling For a New Result

Who should analyze police misconduct? It’s time we take oversight out of cops’ hands. Police accountability experts ARE available. In Continue reading →

Filed Away

A newly formed Community Oversight Advisory Board can benefit from Portland’s history of seeking improved police accountability. We’ve compiled a Continue reading →

City Rejects Public Input … Again

Local authority engages in patterns and practices of refuting public involvement, as it fails to hold police accountable. That public Continue reading →

Fiddling with the Numbers

When cops want City Hall to approve of some shenanigans, we often see the Chief’s request portrayed as if it arises from Continue reading →

Film the Police!

Portland has arrived at an interesting nexus, forming the basis of an important, structural element that will reform police engaged Continue reading →

City Plans to Deny Justice

Racial oppression continues in Portland because those in power lack humane, internalized and comprehensive value structures. Click the audio bar, Continue reading →

Prodded into $265,000 No-bid Contract

The City of Portland stands accused of violating The People’s civil rights. The DoJ pivoted away from racial profiling and unconstitutional Continue reading →

How Do We Care?

Chemical dependency professionals have long tussled with the conundrum of accurately assessing presenting symptoms. Dual-diagnoses address both substance abuse and Continue reading →

Happy in Our Work

Twice in the past week Jo Ann Hardesty has been acknowledged for her role in seeking police accountability … as Continue reading →

Walk Two Blocks in These Shoes

Consult Hardesty was an active participant at the ACLU NW Civil Liberties Conference panel on ‘Can We Have Police Accountability?’ a week or Continue reading →