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The Portland Police Bureau will establish a crisis intervention team and civilian oversight committee under a settlement agreement with the federal Department of Justice.
The city must hire a compliance coordinator and community liaison to oversee changes to police policies. A 15-member Community Oversight Advisory Board will also be created.
The settlement comes out of a federal investigation opened in June to determine whether Portland officers use excessive force, especially on mentally ill subjects.
The reforms are expected to cost the city $5.4 million annually, reports the Oregonian . The city will hire 32 new staff positions—26 within the Portland Police Bureau, of which the majority are civilians, one attorney in the city attorney's office, three full-time staff in the Independent Police Review Division and two staff members to the city's Office of Equity.
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