The Portland Police Bureau is actively soliciting feedback from the community as part of its current revamp of its policy directives. In an ongoing effort to align its operational practices with the values and concerns of Portland’s residents, the bureau has made a selection of its directives available for public review. These policy documents, which guide the actions of police officers, are open for comments, shedding light on procedures ranging from the use of force to data-driven policing.

Interested individuals are urged by the bureau to read the documents through the links provided on its website. After chewing over the directives, community members can leave their feedback via a linked form found at the bottom of each PDF directive. While examining these policies, the potential for citizens to sway law enforcement protocols in a city grappling with its own history of police and community relations is palpable.

In the statement released on the bureau's news page, it was emphasized that the "Portland Police Bureau directs member action through its policies, procedures, and rules, as found within Directives." The current iteration of directives under review is a reflection of this procedural backbone of the bureau, essential to the ethos of policing in the city.

This call for public commentary is part of a larger, more comprehensive process of directive review which occurs regularly. The flexibility of the policies, which allows for alteration through community input, is indicative of a living document that is sensitive to the voices of the populace. With the open period for making comments, a space has been created by the bureau to invite dialogue and presumably, adjust their training and enforcement accoridngly. The portal for providing feedback will remain open to the public until further notice.