Database of police disciplinary records a step toward transparency, but still ‘more to do’

A database of police disciplinary records is online with information from 273 law enforcement agencies across the state. STAN GROSSFELD/ GLOBE STAFF/FILE 2020 More than two years after its creation, the state’s police watchdog commission has released its most ambitious … Continued

Michelle Wu promised ‘significant reform’ to police union contracts. Now comes the hard part.

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Mayor Michelle Wu’s priorities include reducing “union release time,” when the city pays officers to attend collective bargaining and grievance sessions, and tightening the medical leave policy. JESSICA RINALDI/GLOBE STAFF It’s a feat that eluded her predecessors. Michelle Wu swept … Continued