Less Force, More Empathy

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Less Force, More Empathy in de-escalation techniques as an alternative to force, espe- these interactions as ‘non-force,” techniques, the consul- Changes due after cially as it studies deadly force and investigates potential tants said they were the opposite. conflicts between police and the mentally ill and people The report said de-escalation techniques are those that report finds police of color. are used to calm an agitated subject, promote rational de- The consultants wrote in early October that Portland cision making and gain non-fear based, voluntary compli- Police training needed to put “greater emphasis to building ance. use too much force verbal communication and de-escalation skills.” To date, “There appears to be a large-scale confusion regarding BY DANNY PETERSON however, insufficient training time and a lack of quality the intent of de-escalation with the bureau and the confu- THE PORTLAND OBSERVER instruction has been devoted to these important behaviors, sion has yet to be adequately rectified through training and Some insiders within the Portland Police Bureau and the report said. the evaluation of force events,” the consultants wrote. social justice advocates outside of it are hopeful for prog- By observing three of Portland’s annual police train- Portland civil rights organizer Jo Ann Hardesty, who ress in officer training that will put a greater emphasis ing cycles, the consultants noted how in many instances has been working with police to incorporate communi- on de-escalating conflicts between police and the public, police were often escalating tensions rather than defusing ty relations into training, told the Portland Observer that while others are cautious about empty promises. them. Some of the examples involved officers trying to the idea of stronger de-escalation training would be “one A group of national consultants recently found that the get suspects to follow commands by lacing verbal orders CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Portland Police Bureau is not training its officers enough with profanity and a raised voice. While officers recorded Page 2 October 25, 2017 Subscribe! Death at Daycare Investigated 503-288-0033 A northeast Portland daycare has had community is devastated by the tragedy medical examiner. The state Office of Fill Out & Send To: its license suspended pending a state in- that has taken place,” the statement said. Child Care, however, did mention Sud- vestigation into the recent death of infant “Broadway Children’s Center owners den Infant Death Syndrome as a possi- boy, the second infant to die in the two and staff have and will continue to fully bility. years at the facility, located at 1205 N.E. cooperate throughout this process. 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The Portland Ob- server--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National Newspaper Association--Founded in 1885, and The National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association PUBLISHER: Mark Washington, Sr. CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Paul Neufeldt EDITOR: Michael Leighton REPORTER/WEB EDITOR: Christa McIntyre EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Rakeem Washington REPORTER/WEB EDITOR: Danny Peterson ADVERTISING MANAGER: Leonard Latin PUBLIC RELATIONS: Mark Washington Jr. Office Manager/Classifieds:Lucinda Baldwin OFFICE ASSISTANT/SALES: Shawntell Washington PO QR code CALL 503-288-0033 FAX 503-288-0015 [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer , PO Box 3137 , Portland, OR 97208 October 25, 2017 Page 3 This page INSIDE Sponsored by: The in Week Review page 2 METRO page 9 PHOTO BY DANA LYNN BARBAR/THE PORTLAND OBSERVER Jeffrey Eisen, chief medical officer at Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare and Joan Jasper from Scott Edwards Architecture tour the construction of the Garlington Center for Health and Wellness, a new all-in-one facility to bring mental health, addiction counseling and physical health services into one location, while also providing affordable housing options. 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