OACP News

Next week's Weekly Update Publication:
Please note, next week's OACP Weekly Update publication will arrive in your inbox Thursday, July 16 instead of Wednesday. Be sure to check out our new Past Presidents' montage video featuring Past Presidents Mike Healy and Jay Waterbury which will be featured in the publication.

DPSST Posts WebEx Sessions from Police Use of Force, Basic Police Training, and Police Professional Standards on Web 
These training videos are presented in multiple times for various audiences. Those in law enforcement viewing the presentations can receive one hour of DPSST training credit for each session by submitting a DPSST Form F-6. I also know work is underway thanks to Brendan Murphy, Deputy District Attorney at Marion County, to get CLE recognition of these sessions by the Oregon State Bar for members of the legal profession.
Click here to view the training videos. 

2020 Committees
Interested in serving fellow association members? Please review the document to make sure you are listed under your committee of interest. Email [email protected] if you would like to be added to a specific committee or two.

Committees are still being finalized and will be updated over the next couple weeks. Please note that the numbers listed next to names represent individual’s 1st, 2nd, or 3rd committee choice. Click here to view the Committee list as of 7/7/2020.

Oregon News

Oregon state agency begins work on new police database
KATU
The Oregon state agency responsible for a new database tracking law enforcement misconduct said it's ready to start.
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Brown likely to call second special session in July
East Oregonian
One special session of the Oregon Legislature is history, but a second is coming.
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This town of 170,000 replaced some cops with medics and mental health workers. It's worked for over 30 years
CNN
Around 30 years ago, a town in Oregon retrofitted an old van, staffed it with young medics and mental health counselors and sent them out to respond to the kinds of 911 calls that wouldn't necessarily require police intervention.
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National News

Seattle Police disperse protesters from occupied CHOP area after emergency order
CNN
Police dispersed protesters in Seattle's Capitol Hill Occupation Protest (CHOP) area and arrested at least 31 people on Wednesday after an emergency order by Mayor Jenny Durkan.
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US Senate committee approves anti-child porn bill after addressing Google, Facebook encryption concerns
Reuters
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to approve a bill aimed at ending the spread of online child sexual abuse material after attempting to address concerns from U.S. tech companies that the proposed law goes too far to weaken privacy protections for ordinary users.
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Police Department Updates Technology with Holster Sensors and Drones
City of South Fulton Observer
The South Fulton Police Department is updating its body camera technology. Now, when an officer removes his or her gun from its holster, their body camera will begin recording automatically.
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