Residents use the bank of computers in the day room at Bud Clark Commons
With 30 percent of defendants showing up to the 1 1/2 -year-old community court at Bud Clark Commons, Multnomah County prosecutors are trying something new to increase attendance.
Deputy District Attorney Laurie Abraham said a six-month pilot program recently began reducing the time between an officer’s citation for city ordinance violations and the date the person is expected to show up to the community court.
Instead of waiting for 30 days, the district attorney’s office has instructed police to set court dates between four and 10 days after the citation date…. Continue reading at OregonLive.com