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NOVEMBER 2024

JOIN PCCEP'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING, TONIGHT
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 6-8PM

PCCEP's Community Engagement Subcommittee will continue their work on the Veil of Darkness Recommendation, encouraging PPB to implement that analysis in their Annual Stops Data Report. Members will review and read through the draft of the recommendation, then discuss any changes or edits that should be made to the document. 

PCCEP has been exploring ways that PPB can build trust in the community. They believe implementing the Veil of Darkness analysis will not only continue PPB's work for equitable policing, but also enhance the relationship between the Portland Police Bureau and the communities it serves. 

In addition to the work with the Veil of Darkness recommendation, PCCEP will be discussing the City election results so far, and how it might affect the Committee in the future. There will also be a brief discussion about action items and possible recommendation ideas stemming from last month's Full Committee Meeting and the Normandale Park incident.

The floor will open for the community to give feedback and public comment as well.

"Veil of Darkness" refers to a term and idea that was developed during a study completed in 2006 that compared the race of 8,000 drivers in Oakland, California, who were stopped at any time of day or night over a six-month period. The original study was inconclusive due to the small data sample, so Stanford University led a repeat of the analysis. They analyzed 95 million traffic stop records from 21 state patrol and 35 municipal police forces that were filed from 2011 to 2018. Their findings "indicate that police stops and search decisions suffer from persistent racial bias and point to the value of policy interventions to mitigate these disparities."

A large-scale analysis of racial disparities in police stops across the United States | Nature Human Behaviour

Join us for our next PCCEP Meeting

• Settlement & Policy Subcommittee Meeting
  Wednesday, November 20th, 6-8:00PM

Who we are: PCCEP is a group of 13 community members who are independent from the City & Portland Police Bureau (PPB). We were created as one of the remedies of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Settlement Agreement to ensure community voice is a part of policing and public safety in Portland.

Get Involved with PCCEP

PCCEP's website now includes a page with more information on how to get involved in the committee's work, including how to watch meetings, give public comment during meetings, and give written public comment to PCCEP.

The City of Portland is committed to equity and meaningful access, and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, Limited English Proficiency, disability, age, sex, religion, income level, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status or other protected class as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and related authorities. To request translation, interpretation, accommodations, modifications, or other auxiliary aids or services, or to file a complaint of discrimination, contact 503-823-4000 (311), Relay Service & TTY: 711, or pccepinfo@portlandoregon.gov

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