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Tougher DUII Laws Pass Oregon Legislature

The Oregon legislature has passed a bill that will toughen the state’s drunk driving (DUII) laws, requiring a breathalyzer (ignition interlock) device to be installed in the vehicle of every convicted DUII offender. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Friday, July 8th, 2011 at 10:12 am and is filed under DUII. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Department of Justice to Investigate Portland Police

This week U.S. Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez announced the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division would be opening a broader inquiry into the Portland Police Department. The investigation is to determine whether or not there is a pattern of civil rights abuses within the city by the local police. The announcement comes after the urging by many high powered local officials. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Monday, June 13th, 2011 at 12:08 pm and is filed under criminal justice. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Oregon High Court to Review Medical Pot and Concealed Weapons

The Oregon Supreme Court is in the midst of a case that questions the role or impact of medical marijuana use on the right to bear a firearm. Four plaintiffs are before the court, all of which receive medical marijuana via prescription and all of which are also licensed to carry a concealed weapon. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 21st, 2011 at 4:57 pm and is filed under criminal justice, drug laws. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Report Questions Effectiveness of Mandatory Minimum Sentences

Measure 11, a bill passed in 1994, sought to bring harsher punishments to criminals in an attempt to keep the public safe and appear tough on crime. It did that, increasing incarceration rates across the state. But a new report questions if the effects of Measure 11 are as intended or if it has done more harm than good. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 at 11:25 am and is filed under criminal justice. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Proposed Ignition Interlock for 1st Offense Drunk Driving Arrest

A new bill before the Oregon legislature would require an ignition interlock device be installed in the car of anyone arrested for a 1st offense drunk driving charge (DUII), even before they are convicted. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 at 11:58 pm and is filed under DUII. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Oregon Crime Decreasing, Fear of Crime Rising

An article in this week’s Oregonian takes a hard look at the fear of crime versus the reality of crime and begs an important question—how can people statewide fear crime more than ever despite actual crime numbers falling? [read more...]

This entry was posted on Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 at 10:55 am and is filed under criminal justice. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Untreated, Mentally Ill Often End Up In Oregon Prisons

There aren’t many community treatment options available when it comes to the relatively poor and mentally ill in Oregon. Often, they end up seeing prison as one of the few options available to them, prison or the state mental hospital where more than 65% of patients are there after being found guilty except for insanity, according to this Oregonian article. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Friday, February 18th, 2011 at 4:04 pm and is filed under criminal justice. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Portland’s Boom In Police Use of Deadly Force

Last year there were six police shootings—four of them resulted in civilian deaths. So far in 2011, there have been two police shootings. In the final weeks of 2010 and the first days in January, there was a record set for the most officer involved shootings in a short amount of time (5 in 40 days). Not a record to be proud of, for sure. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Friday, January 14th, 2011 at 1:37 pm and is filed under criminal justice. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Terror In Portland: What Exactly Is Entrapment?

With the recent arrest by the FBI of terror suspect Mohamed Osman Mohamud the nation has been abuzz with talks of “entrapment”. Did the FBI push the Somali born man to take terrorist action or were they simply doing their job? [read more...]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 at 4:47 pm and is filed under criminal justice. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Oregon DUII and Sex Offender Penalties Increased for Multiple Offenders

Oregon ballot initiative Measure 73, which passed in November, goes into effect on Dec 2.  It will result in significantly increased penalties for 3rd offense DUII (drunk driving) charges as well as repeat sex offenders. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 at 2:55 pm and is filed under criminal offenses, DUII. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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