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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.

Findings Released in Portland Police Taser Use Audit

Portland City Auditor LaVonne Griffin-Valade ordered a review of the city police’s taser use and the finding suggest officers should practice more restraint. According to OregonLive.com, policy should be changed to reflect such restraint and the necessity of officers to use a minimum number of cycles when the tasers are employed. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Monday, November 22nd, 2010 at 8:35 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.

State Lawmakers Debate Crime Legislation

Measure 73 was up for debate this past week in the Legislature. The measure would stiffen penalties for both sex offenders and drunk drivers. Support for the measure is low, however, given the cost and the current financial climate. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Monday, October 25th, 2010 at 11:09 am and is filed under criminal justice, criminal offenses. 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.

Will Oregon Get Marijuana Dispensaries?

This November while California is voting whether or not to make marijuana legal, Oregon will be voting on dispensaries. A few years behind California’s influx of weed stores, Oregon’s Measure 74 will finally allow those authorized to possess medical marijuana to purchase it. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Friday, September 10th, 2010 at 9:31 pm and is filed under 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.

Portland Shoplifters Choose Worst Possible Day to Steal

“Dumb Criminal” stories are pretty popular on television and on the web. They seem to drive a wedge between the “normal” people and suspected criminals. Although they typically only represent a very small portion of those people accused of crime, they are entertaining nonetheless. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 at 11:30 am and is filed under criminal offenses. 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.

Man Repays Debt and Serves Time in Oregon Embezzlement Case

A man discovered to have swindled nearly $1 million from his former employer paid all of the money back before trial but was still sentenced to serve 3 years and 7 months in prison according to Oregon Live. According to the story, this man wasn’t just a clerk stealing a few dollars out of the cash drawer—he was the Chief Financial Officer and shareholder for a pool liner company. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Monday, August 9th, 2010 at 9:55 am and is filed under criminal offenses. 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.

DUI, Medical Marijuana Laws Qualify for November Vote

Oregon voters will potentially be making some law changes this fall. As the Statesman Journal reports, several initiatives have qualified for the ballot, leaving voters in charge of some critical changes to DUI law and medical marijuana issues. Over 80,000 signatures were received by the Secretary of State Kate Brown, qualifying these issues for the ballot. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 at 1:37 pm and is filed under drug laws, 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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