City Level

  • ✓ Achieved Establish a true civilian review board
  • ✓ Achieved Restore and strengthen the CO-OP
  • ✓ Achieved Streamline the BPD complaint process and IA process
  • ✓ Achieved Update BPD’s Use of Force Policy, Training and Organizational Culture
  • ✓ Achieved Require BPD to use body-worn-cameras
  • ✓ Achieved Actively work to improve the diversity of BPD at all levels
  • In Progress Implementation of Boston Police Task Force Recommendations

State Level

  • Establish an Office of the Special Police Prosecutor to prosecute cases of police abuse and misconduct
  • Establish a Statewide Commission on Policing
  • Establish state-mandated Civilian Review Boards for local police
  • ✓ Achieved Require statewide data collection on police abuse and misconduct
  • ✓ Achieved Establish a state-level decertification process
  • In Progress Implementation of POST and Decertification

Federal Level

  • In Progress Investigate local police departments
  • Help local departments develop policies to reduce complaints, use of excessive/deadly force and corruption

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