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F inancial A ssistance N etw ork in
W ashington, DC has ju st published
a 32-page booklet, “2000 A nnual
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published an A to Z listing o f all the
drugs that are available to certain
qualified groups for free or at very
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Consum ers can receive a copy by
sending $5 to cover the printing,
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1, P.O. Box 60848, W ashington, DC
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200 to attend Civil Rights luncheon
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Local elected officials, civic leaders,
h o u sin g a d v o c a te s and h o u sin g
professionals will convene at a Fair
H o u sin g L u n ch eo n on M onday,
A pril 17, 2000 at the Sm ith C enter
Ballroom on Portland State University
cam pus.
T he luncheon, scheduled in April to
c e le b ra te N ational F air H ousing
Month, will feature fair housing expert
Professor Robert Schwemm w ho will
discuss thecivil rights o f people with
disabilities in housing.
Professor Schw em m , the A shland
Professor at U niversity o f Kentucky
C ollege o f Law and the author o f
H ousing Discrim ination: Law and
L itigation, is widely regarded as the
leading legal thinker on the subject o f
fair housing.
A d y n a m ic sp e a k e r, P ro fe s s o r
Schw em m has w ritten and lectured
extensively on fair housing litigation.
P r o f e s s o r S c h w e m m h as b e e n
plaintiffs’ counsel in several landmark
h o u s in g d is c r im in a tio n c a s e s ,
including tw o in the U.S. Suprem e
Court: V illag eo f Arlington Heights v.
M etropolitan H ousing D evelopm ent
C orp (1977) and G ladstone, Realtors
v V illa g eo f Bellwood (1979).
During the past five years in Oregon,
fair housing com plaints based on
disability have gone from the fourth
to the first most com m on type o f
com plaint. Although it is difficult to
know all o f the factors contributing to
the rise in co m p lain ts b ased on
, disability, one factor that contributes
to the rise in co m p lain ts is the
increased num ber o f people with
disabilities who live independently
in our com munities.
The luncheon begins at 11:00 a.m. a
T he registration fee for the luncheon
is $ 25. T o o b ta in r e g is tra tio n
inform ation, please call (503) 412-
6000.
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in c en tiv es for o ffic ers to report
m isco n d u c t and w h ere th ey are
required to report incidents accurately
and truthfully. D oing this w ould go a
long w ay in instilling ethical conduct
in th e p o lic e b u re a u . A n o th e r
im provem ent to the system w ould be
to establish a review com m ittee made
up o f officers that conduct ongoing
e v a lu a tio n s , a n d u p d a te s o f
d epartm ental reg u latio n s, subm it
studies regularly, and stay inform ed
o f new m ethods and technologies
used by the police force.
T he question o f how to hold police
officers accountable w hen they abuse
civilians has been a thorn in the side
o f the Portland police bureau and
com m unity at large. M any have been
dissatisfied w ith how cases o f police
brutality and m isconduct are handled
w ithin the police adm inistration’s
Internal A ffairs Division. T he Police
A c c o u n ta b ility C a m p a ig n 2 0 0 0
(PAC2000) has petitioned an initiative
to have an independent 13-m em ber
civilian review com m ittee appointed
b y C ity C o u n c il to in v e s tig a te
c o m p la in ts o f a lle g e d p o lic e
m is c o n d u c t a n d
reco m m en d
disciplines to the Chief. Furthermore,
the com m ittee may require the Police
Bureau to m ake changes in policies,
practices, training and procedures.
A bolder m ove w ould be to have a
civilian review board com pletely
replace the b ureau’s investigative
body. Instead o f the board being
c o m p le te ly in d e p e n d e n t, th e
com m ittee could consist o f the mayor,
police com m issioner, representatives
o f city council and civilians w ho
represent the dem ographic m akeup
o f th e c o m m u n ity . H ea rin g s on
com plaints could be handled w ithin
90 days o f the com plaint given and its
results m ade available to the public.
D ealing w ith the substantial under
representation o f A frican Am ericans
and H ispanics w ithin the police force,
C h ief K roeker proposes to put people
in positions that m erit the jo b and
w ho are best qualified. “W e w ant to
go al 1 out. W e need the help o f various
m inority com m unities to help us find
qualified people to jo in the Portland
p o lic e. T he e n v iro n m e n t in the
Portland Police Bureau is a good
e n v ir o n m e n t fo r th e m ,” he
a n n o u n c e d . H is g o a l is to
aggressively seek out police officer
candidates to fill the 57 vacancies
w ithin 9 m onths.
Before hiring these new candidates,
a m ore stringent recruitm ent standard
should be in place where a prospective
police officer be considered in three
areas:
1. E d u c a tio n le v e l, p h y s ic a l-
fitness level, and the psychological
ability to handle the stresses o f police
work.
2. Experience i n urban areas where
there is sensitivity to race and their
issues.
3. P s y c h o lo g ic a l te s tin g th a t
d e te r m in e s
such
th in g s
as
tem peram ent and prejudices.
Im proving relations betw een police
and co m m u n ity to bu ild stro n g
partnerships is
a need that C h ief K roeker endeavors
to a c h ie v e . H e f u r th e r a d d s ,
“C om m unity policing depends on
re la tio n sh ip s th a t go d eep w ith
com m itm ent to one another and trust
and understanding and respect for
one another.” Broadening his vision
som e w ould m ean rotating the police
o f f ic e r s th r o u g h th e v a r io u s
com m unity policing centers as part
o f their probationary experience.
C h ief K roeker regards com m unity
involvem ent with the police as an
“untapped energy.” M ore could be
done in his assessm ent if 10% o f the
city ’s population o f 513,000 would
volunteer as neighborhood block
captains or serve in different volunteer
efforts w orking w ith their police
d e p a r tm e n t s o lv in g p ro b le m s
together.
D espite all o f C h ief K roeker’s best
intentions outlined for the city, will
he deli veron them ? T hejury is out on
that. A ttorney John L. Burris has said
“C hange m ust com e from the heart
before it can be m anifested on the
street." This applies to C hief Kroeker
i fh e i s going to dem onstrate effective
leadership to m ake positive changes
needed w ithin the Police Bureau and
out in the com m unity.
His challenge is set.
The
c ity
now
a w a its th e
dem onstration o f the c h ie f s ability
to deliver his heartfelt message.
Domestic violence on the rise
coxrium. irn sio o s
Domestic violence is so com m on
in M ultnom ah County that their
partner i n the past year abused one
in seven w omen betw een the ages
o f 18 and 64. W om en in all age,
racial and in co m e g roups are
affected. That and other findings
are included in “Domestic Violence
in M ultnomah C ounty,” the first
study o f the occurrence, nature
and effects o f dom estic violence in
the county, w hich was recently
released.
The report is based on a recent
telephone survey o f 739 w om en
ages 18to64inM ultnomahCounty.
T he su rv ey fo c u se d o n ly on
episodes o f physical and sexual
v io le n c e b e tw e e n in tim a te
p a rtn e rs , in c lu d in g m a rrie d
couples, partners living together,
and couples dating.
The findings, w hich are consistent
w ith a 1998 sta te w id e study,
include:
D om estic v io le n c e a ffec ts all
women. M ostabusedwom en(8450
are white, 70% are em ployed, and
h alf earn more than $25,000 a year.
Some groups o f women experience
m ore violence than others do.
These include w om en w ho are
young, u n m arried , poor, have
c h ild re n , a n d h av e d ru g and
alcohol problems.
W hile male abusers com e from all
p a rts o f o u r c o m m u n ity , so m e
populations o f men are m ore likely to
abuse. These include m en w ho have
less education, are unem ployed, and
have drug and alcohol problem s.
Women experience a range o f violent
acts. The violence is often serious.
A buse patterns vary. Som e w omen
a re a b u s e d v e ry o f te n ; o th e rs
infrequently.
The high level o f dom estic violence
in the county m irrors rates for the
state and nation.
21,000 children in the county were
exposed to dom estic violence last
year, w hich harm s their health and
development.
Abused w om en seek help and support
in a variety o f w ays. M ost (80% )
turned to friends and family, followed
by co-workers (40%), law enforcement
(33%), health professionals (20%) and
crisis lines (14% ). However, few
women w ho sought help from friends
and family received information about
services or im m ediate help.
R e c o m m e n d a tio n s fo r red u c in g
dom estic violence and its impacts
include:
P re v e n tio n a n d in te r v e n tio n
s tr a te g ie s s h o u ld ta r g e t th e
com m unity as a w hole and high-risk
populations, including young people
and people w ho abuse drugs and
alcohol.
Services forabused w om en should
be m o re a v a ila b le an d m o re
com prehensive.
People who work with children need
to know how to identify those
exposed to dom estic violence an
in c re a s e s e rv ic e s to a d d re ss
children’s ’ safety and em otional
and developm ental needs.
School policies and activities are
n e e d e d to p ro m o te h e a lth y
relationships betw een young men
and women.
More services are needed for men
who abuse.
Health and social serv ice providers
need to recognize the connection
between dom estic violence and
abuses o f drugs and alcohol.
P re v e n tio n a n d in te r v e n tio n
strategies should build on natural
networks, such as friends, family,
churches, em ployers and health
care providers.
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty ’s H ea lth
Department and Domestic Violence
C o o rd in a to r's O ffice, Portland
P o lic e B u rea u , an d P o rtlan d
M u ltn o m a h P ro g re s s B o ard
produced the report.
C opies o f the report are available
from the Multnomah County Health
Departm ent, V iolence Prevention
Program at (503) 988-3663, Ext.
22815. The report is on the web site
:http://www'.co.multnomah.or.us/
dcfs/dv/index.html.
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