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On this episode of the PDXPLORES podcast, Marisa Zapata, Associate Professor of Land-Use Planning and Director of PSU's Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative, discussed her team’s grant-winning work regarding homeless encampments in areas not designed for public use: a growing–and potentially dangerous–trend presenting unprecedented challenges.

Addressing Encampments on State Transportation Rights-of-Way with Marisa Zapata | Portland State University by Anthony King June 29th 2023 Share Facebook Twitter On this episode of PDXPLORES, Marisa Zapata, Associate Professor of Land-Use Planning and Director of PSU's Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative, discussed her team’s grant-winning work developing a guidebook in conjunction with state d...

Christopher Campbell, associate professor of criminology and criminal justice at Portland State University co-authored a new study that finds Oregon's law enforcement officers frustrated with Measure 110 and confused about the role they are now expected to play. Campbell interviewed 23 police officers and sheriff’s deputies in three urban and three rural counties in Oregon along with his team.

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/06/19/psu-research-oregon-measure-110-drug-decriminalization/ Oregon Public Broadcasting Criminology and Criminal Justice at Portland State University

Portland State University researchers study the impact of Oregon’s drug decriminalization measure The new study finds that law enforcement officers across Oregon seem frustrated with Measure 110 and confused about the role they are now expected to play in the interdiction of drugs.

"An assumption that the judges that sit on the Circuit Court in Harney County are likely to be more receptive to an argument challenging Measure 114—that is forum shopping."

-Chris Shortell, Political Science

https://kpic.com/news/local/what-the-mifepristone-lawsuit-has-in-common-with-challenges-to-oregons-measure-114 KATU News

What the mifepristone lawsuit has in common with challenges to Oregon's gun measure Two major lawsuits affecting access to the abortion pill and gun control laws in oregon... under some scrutiny.in both cases, plaintiffs are accused of forum sh

Marisa Zapata discusses the initial results from the Portland region’s 2023 homeless point-in-time count. Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington counties all showed that chronic homelessness is down 17% compared to last year.

Listen on OPB: https://www.opb.org/article/2023/05/11/chronic-homelessness-drops-portland-region-point-in-time-count/

Homelessness Research & Action

Chronic homelessness drops in the Portland region. Here’s a look behind the numbers Initial results from the 2023 Portland region homeless point-in-time count are out and data from this year is promising. Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties all showed a drop in chronic homelessness. That number is down 17 percent, compared to 2022.

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Please join us in welcoming our new Interim Dean, Jennifer Allen! She brings such valuable experience to this position, including her work with the Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices and the Institute for Sustainable Solutions.

Read all about Jennifer here → https://www.pdx.edu/news/jennifer-allen-named-interim-dean-college-urban-and-public-affairs