Desktop Research Library
Below are links to pre-existing reports and materials used in the first phase of the Transforming Justice discovery process. These materials were suggested by the Transforming Justice Steering Committee.
Criminalizing Poverty: The Consequences of Court Fees in a Randomized Experiment
Reducing violence without police: A review of research evidence
Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America by Jill Leovy (goodreads.com)
Podcast with Patrick Sharkey, 2021
Movement for Black Lives Policy Platform
Audit of the Portland Police Bureau’s Gang Enforcement Team
Violence interrupted: Community-driven strategies to reduce gun violence
Reducing violence and building trust
Law enforcement with a public health lens
Imagine Black: recommendations for justice reform
Imagine Black: The People’s Plan
Multnomah County: Frequent User Systems Engagement
Multnomah County Auditor’s 2019 audit on Mental Health
2019 Sequential Intercept Mapping exercise and report
Survey on needs of people living unsheltered
Communities of Color in Multnomah County: An unsettling profile
Square One Project Executive Session Papers:
Racial Justice in Criminal Justice Practice
Towards a new framework for achieving decarceration
Social Fabric: A new model for public safety and vital neighborhoods