Portland’s citizen-led police oversight board has some concerns. In October, the city’s Citizen Review Committee (CRC)—an 11-member board of volunteers tasked with reviewing police conduct—wrapped up their six-year investigation into when and how Portland police officers use violence against members of the public. The CRC condensed their findings into an eight-page report that not only […]
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