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Our Community Partner: Department of Community Justice Our Community Partner: Department of Community Justice
This partnership allows PSU students to work directly with probationers and juvenile department staff, providing hands-on experience while challenging assumptions and about the juvenile justice system.
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Our Community Partner: Hillsboro Police Department Our Community Partner: Hillsboro Police Department
The Police Reserve Specialists program involves computer experts, including Portland State faculty, in assisting police investigating high-tech crime. PSU faculty and students help to assess evidence and serve as expert witnesses at trials.
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Our Community Partner: United States Attorney's Office Our Community Partner: United States Attorney's Office
PSU students assist in data collection and evaluation for Project Safe Neighborhoods, a multi-agency task force focusing on the reduction of gun crimes in the tri-county area.
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Our Community Partner: Donald E. Long Correctional Facility Our Community Partner: Donald E. Long Correctional Facility
PSU students serve as mentors to address the needs of Spanish-speaking youth in the juvenile correctional facility.
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Our Community Partner: YWCA Yolanda House Our Community Partner: YWCA Yolanda House
The YWCA's Yolanda House is an emergency shelter and service program for women survivors of domestic or sexual violence and their children. PSU students partner with the Yolanda House to meet goals and objectives for community-based practicum focusing on domestic violence and supportive services for children.
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Our Community Partner: Self-enhancement, Inc. Our Community Partner: Self-enhancement, Inc.
Self-enhancement, Inc. provides program evaluation, research, and demonstration projects designed to improve services and outcomes for African-American children and families, specifically geared to reducing non-relative placements of children and recurrence of maltreatment.
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Our Community Partner: Friends of the Children Our Community Partner: Friends of the Children
Friends of the Children provides field instruction for an advanced Masters in Social Work student in community-based practice. Social work faculty and doctoral students serve on committees and taskforces, providing research and social service expertise.
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Our Community Partner: Hillsboro Police Department Our Community Partner: Hillsboro Police Department
This partnership connects computer forensic experts at PSU with law enforcement officials at the Hillsboro Police Department to assist with criminal investigations.
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Our Community Partner: Geneforum Our Community Partner: Geneforum
This partnership aims to promote public participation and dialogue on issues relating to ethical aspects of new genetic science.
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Our Community Partner: Department of Community Justice Our Community Partner: Department of Community Justice
Criminal Justice students proivde evaluation services for the Department of Community Justice's Cultural Competency Plan.
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Our Community Partner: Environmental Justice Action Group Our Community Partner: Environmental Justice Action Group
PSU students participate in a variety of Senior Capstone courses and research projects designed to enhance the air quality in the Portland Metropolitan region.
Community Partnership
Our Community Partner: Portland Police Bureau Our Community Partner: Portland Police Bureau
Students assist the Portland Police Bureau's Domestic Violence Unit in developing instruments for screening domestic violence cases for risk factors.
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Our Community Partner: Oregon Post-Adoption Resource Center Our Community Partner: Oregon Post-Adoption Resource Center
This partnership between the PSU Graduate School of Social Work, PSU Continuing Education, the Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center (ORPARC) and the State of Oregon Department of Human Services provides post-graduate education for mental health professionals regarding specialized theories and practices for treating adopted children.
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