OACP News

2020 OACP Virtual Leadership
Symposium

November 9 & 10

Mark your calendars! Along with the featured speakers below, others speakers include Kevin Campbell (Legislative Update), Troy Clauson, (Wellness), John Teague (Policing History & Reform),  Chris Gibson (HIDTA Update), and more...  Registration information coming soon!

OACP is excited to announce two of our Symposium Speakers:

Dr. David Black, CEO &
Chief Psychologist of Cordico

Dr. Black will provide an informative session on the potential psychological impacts on Oregon law enforcement professionals as a result of some recent accountability reforms by the Oregon Legislature. Officer wellness, recruitment and retention, and police leadership support will be areas of focus.

Elmer Dickens, President of Ethical Legal Survival Institute (ELSI)

Elmer Dickens will be speaking on Emerging Use of Force law and policy issues every agency leader needs to understand and apply. This presentation will specifically address recent changes to Oregon’s Use of Force statute and issues related to de-escalation. 

OACP's Sponsor for the
Virtual Leadership Symposium:



Comprised of more that 45 non-profit organizations, The Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) is a public health group committed to the safety of prescription drugs and protecting consumers against counterfeit, substandard or otherwise unsafe medicines. Click here for more information

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Oregon News

Oregon prisons to end community college-led adult-education program
OPB
The Oregon Department of Corrections will be ending its contracts with multiple community colleges in the state in a move to bring its adult education program “in-house.”
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Portland police to wear helmets with 3-digit identification
Statesman Journal
The Portland Police Bureau will make it easier to identify officers during crowd control events like protests in response to public feedback.
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Drug Take Back happening this weekend
East Oregonian
The DEA National Drug Take Back Day, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 24 in Walla Walla, Washington, Hermiston and La Grande, and Sunday, Oct. 25 in Collège Place, Washington, allows residents to turn in old prescription or over-the-counter medications at no charge, with no questions asked.
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National News

Calif. cop jumps in ocean, saves man from drowning
The San Diego Union-Tribune
The man had fallen off a personal watercraft in San Diego Bay along the National City Marine Terminal earlier this week. A 911 caller said it looked like the man was drowning.
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Federal judge upholds lawsuit against Seattle over CHOP
The Washington Times
A federal district court in Washington upheld a lawsuit against the city of Seattle on Friday, ruling the plaintiffs “plausibly” present a case that they were harmed during the organized protests there in June.
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U.S. Attorney General Barr says expects report on police reforms soon, despite court order
Reuters
U.S. Attorney General William Barr expressed confidence on Friday that the Trump administration’s law enforcement commission will publish its report on police reform soon, even though a federal judge temporarily blocked the work of the commission earlier this month.
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Saturday, October 24 is Take Back Day. OACP Sponsor, Rali-OR, is eager to partner with agencies in Oregon to provide disposal drug pouches, and they are willing to send them to any agency interested in participating in Take Back Day.

Reach out to Sophie LeRoux at sophie@quinnthomas.com if you are interested.

If you have another event already scheduled, when you would like to provide pouches to your community members, Rali-OR wants to make them available to help you serve your community in this important way.