Portland police reform groups face split after years of conflict
Originally reported by turbo2-c2952 — 2016-07-20
Portland’s police reform oversight bodies, the Community Oversight Advisory Board (COAB) and the Compliance Officer-Community Liaison (COCL) led by Chicago professors Dennis Rosenbaum and Amy Watson, are nearing a split after nearly two years of conflict. The COAB, a volunteer group, accuses the COCL of disregarding their authority and failing to improve the Portland Police Bureau’s practices, while COCL members say collaboration is no longer viable. The split follows months of contentious meetings and a 2014 DOJ settlement requiring the COCL to oversee reforms addressing police use of force and treatment of mentally ill individuals. The COAB now seeks to independently lead its own agenda, including choosing its chair, amid concerns the current structure has been ineffective.
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