The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) recognizes the need for transparency in review and development of its directives. Prior to the enactment of an updated or new directive, the Bureau will publish a portfolio containing a detailed summary of the Bureau’s directive review and development process for the directive(s), a copy of the directive(s) pending enactment, and all of the public comments collected during the universal review and public comment periods. The portfolio will be posted for thirty calendar days and will be available to members of the public in a read-only format. The directive(s) will become effective at the conclusion of the thirty days. We thank you for your feedback. We encourage you to submit any additional comments or suggestions to further improve these directives during the next review periods.
PPB is no longer accepting comments on the policies listed below as they are pending enactment.
The Bureau made significant revisions to this directive, including changes to definitions to bring them in line with updated statutory language. Changes were also made to the investigations section refining the list of considerations members should look for when trying to identify Bias Crimes. Lastly changes were made to the reporting and notification requirements to improve the flow of information between patrol officers conducting initial investigations, the Detective Division, and command staff.