Working to reform police practices to improve respect for basic human and civil rights, reforms should address concerns about policing, racial discrimination/profiling, diversity, excessive/deadly force and corruption.
Community responds to DA’s decision regarding alleged police brutality incident at RCC Wednesday, September 21, 2011 By: Colneth Smiley Suffolk District Attorney Dan Conley’s statement that Boston Police officers did not use excessive force when arresting a 16-year-old last year has Roxbury … Continued
Beaten firefighter’s acquittal bolsters cover-up claim BRUISED AND BATTERED: Wayne Abron, with his then-girlfriend Edwinna Wynn, shows his injuries from a March 2008 incident THE BOSTON HERALD | Tuesday, September 22, 2009 By: Jessica Van Sack A Boston firefighter who alleged … Continued
1995 Beating by Boston Police Highlights Dangers for Black Undercover Officers By Wil Haygood Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, July 21, 2009 BOSTON — This old city has long been bewitched and enlivened by the racial dynamics of black and … Continued
Probe targets cops over missing drugs Evidence was stored in BPD warehouse The Boston Herald | Saturday, January 5, 2008 By: O’Ryan Johnson Some 700 bags of drugs are missing from a Hyde Park evidence warehouse, a 14-month-long audit has revealed, and … Continued
Cop or drug dealer? Roberto Pulido’s story shows how easily the divide between law-keepers and law-breakers can break down — if nobody is paying attention The Boston Phoenix | By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | November 9, 2006 CROSSING THE THIN … Continued
From Blackstonian Fam Elliott Francis former host of Say Brother who produced this award winning piece. Originally aired on WGBH-TV’s ‘Say Brother’ program in 1988, co-produced and reported by Elliott Francis. ‘…Donald Johnson’ is the story of an 18-year old … Continued