Working to reform police practices to improve respect for basic human and civil rights. Reforms must address issues in policing including racial discrimination/profiling, diversity, excessive/deadly force and corruption.
Basic Black: Surveillance Across the Color Line CLICK IMAGE FOR VIDEO April 8, 2016 This week on Basic Black, what does “security” mean in 2016 to communities of color. With the persistent plague of gun violence in Boston’s neighborhoods and … Continued
Walsh on police video: ‘No choking there’ Photo by: Ted Fitzgerald Tuesday, August 25, 2015 By: Chris Villani Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh said he did not think a Boston police officer was choking young man in an incident that was … Continued
Video shows Boston officer with hands on suspect’s neck By Travis Andersen GLOBE STAFF AUGUST 24, 2015 Boston police have launched an investigation into an incident captured on video showing an officer putting his hands on the neck of a … Continued
Boston police commissioner wants law to push back on camera-toting cop watchers Officials say filming can cause risks to both officers and community when there is a tense crime scene involved Aug 10, 2015 By Matt Stout | Boston Herald BOSTON … Continued
Walsh, Evans: Police body cameras not the solution Wednesday, August 5, 2015 By: Chris Villani Boston police Commissioner William Evans and Mayor Martin J. Walsh said they are open to a pilot program to put body cameras on police officers but … Continued
Boston City Council to consider body cameras for police By Jan Ransom GLOBE STAFF AUGUST 04, 2015 A proposal to equip Boston police with body cameras — a measure being tried in several major cities in the aftermath of police-involved … Continued
Court orders Boston police to reinstate fired officer By Edward Mason and Tom Mashberg GLOBE CORRESPONDENTS JULY 22, 2015 A Suffolk Superior Court judge has upheld a decision by an arbitrator who ruled that the Boston Police Department must … Continued
Feds: Terror suspect planned to kill college students, mimic Boston Marathon attack Tuesday, July 14, 2015 By: Joe Dwinell, O’Ryan Johnson The 23-year-old son of a Boston police captain said he wanted to execute “sinful” college students in a massacre similar … Continued
Son of Boston police captain charged in pro-ISIS plot Monday, July 13, 2015 By: Joe Dwinell The family of an Adams man accused today of plotting to bomb a university on behalf of ISIS to kill “sinful” college kids said they … Continued
Cops need to justify ‘stop & frisk’ stops after report finds racial bias Report finds racial disparity Photo by: Arthur Pollock Speaking here is BPD commissioner William Evans. Saturday, July 4, 2015 By: Matt Stout Boston police say they are reworking … Continued