‘Ban the box,’ criminal record expungement and other laws take effect Jan. 1, 2016 Several significant changes to Oregon’s criminal justice system were signed into law during the 2015 legislative session and become effective Jan. 1. A ban on police profil ...
31 Dec 2015 - Emily Green
Individual instances of profiling are difficult to prove, so the state will rely on patterns A bill prohibiting profiling by law enforcement in Oregon is on its way to becoming law after passing Oregon’s house and senate. It doesn’t criminalize profiling, ...
10 Jul 2015 - Emily Green
Oregon lawmakers made a bold statement this session when they decided that all law enforcement agencies in the state must establish policies that prohibit profiling. This is less of an impact on Portland, where such a policy is already on the books, but i ...
10 Jul 2015 - SR editorial board