The “Portland Police have been defunded!” talking point is really absurd and needs to stop The title of this piece gives away the game, I guess. But it’s a really silly game. The “defund” narrative has been used to attack or support various political candidates, characterize the residents of Portland in the national press, and …
Author Archives: CAREpdx
COVID-19 Resources for the Portland Area
Resources: Imagining & Creating a World Beyond Policing
Resources from our two-part event series in Portland, Oregon. Criminal Justice: Data and Critique Balko, Radley. (2013). Rise of the warrior cop: The militarization of America’s police forces. New York: Public Affairs. Carr, Patrick J., Laura Napolitano, & Jessica Keating. We never call the cops and here is why: A qualitative examination of legal cynicism …
Continue reading “Resources: Imagining & Creating a World Beyond Policing”
Event: Creating a World Beyond Policing
Date: Saturday October 12th 6 – 9pm Location: Dismantle, Change, Build Center14 NE Killingsworth St., Portland, OR 97211 Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/365703537648881/ DetailsPlease join us for night two in our Beyond Policing series to explore, imagine, and help create a world beyond policing. Tonight will feature an organizational share and panel discussion with local abolitionist activists, …
Event: Imagining a World Beyond Policing
A public event hosted by CAREpdx Date: Friday, October 11, 2019 at 6 PM – 9 PM Location: Portland State University Smith Memorial Student Union: Parkway 101 North Room (first floor) Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/498032657424257/ Details Given the profound distrust between Portlanders and their police department and the struggles that Portland has had with historical police …