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Reforms

Plans, Policies and Proposals

City (Municipal) Level

  1. Establish a true civilian review board
  2. Restore and strengthen the Community Ombudsman Oversight Panel (CO-OP)
  3. Streamline the BPD complaint process and Internal Affairs invetigatory process
  4. Update BPD’s Use of Force Policy, Training and Organizational Culture
  5. Require BPD to use body-worn-cameras
  6. Actively work to improve the diversity of BPD at all levels

State Level

  1. Establish an Office of the Special Police Prosecutor to prosecute cases of police abuse and misconduct
  2. Establish a Statewide Commission on Policing
  3. Establish state-mandated Civilian Review Boards for local police
  4. Require statewide data collection on police abuse and misconduct
  5. Establish a state-level decertification process

Federal Level

  1. US Department of Justice Investigation of BPD and Assistance in the Reforming of Policy

News

  • News updates on Proposed Reforms from Mass Police Reform and other organizations and Elected Officials
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Recent News & Updates

  • Boston Police Reform Task Force Open Letter to Final Mayoral Candidates Boston Police Reform Task Force Open Letter to Final Mayoral Candidates October 12, 2021
  • 3 Years Waiting – No Justice for Stop and Harass 3 Years Waiting – No Justice for Stop and Harass March 23, 2021
  • Boston Police Task Force Releases Final Recommendations October 21, 2020
  • DOGGY SLAYCARE: COPS CLAIM K-9S TO BE KILLED IF POLICE REFORM PASSES October 6, 2020

Resources

Shot By Police Shot By Police Boston & Beyond
COOP Community Ombudsman Oversight Panel
IADLEST National Decertification Index (NDI)
IADLEST Fatal Encounters
IADLEST The Counted
IADLEST Fatal Force
IADLEST National Police Misconduct Reporting Project
IADLEST Operation Ghetto Storm

News

  • Boston Police Reform Task Force Open Letter to Final Mayoral Candidates Boston Police Reform Task Force Open Letter to Final Mayoral Candidates October 12, 2021
  • 3 Years Waiting – No Justice for Stop and Harass 3 Years Waiting – No Justice for Stop and Harass March 23, 2021
  • Boston Police Task Force Releases Final Recommendations October 21, 2020
  • DOGGY SLAYCARE: COPS CLAIM K-9S TO BE KILLED IF POLICE REFORM PASSES October 6, 2020

Research

  • Can a cop be in two places at once? September 30, 2020
  • Demonstrators Demand Reopening Of Police Shooting Cases In Boston Rally September 9, 2020
  • ‘Defund The Police’: Activists In Boston’s Black Neighborhoods Don’t All Agree September 9, 2020
  • Calls For Boston Police Reform Evoke Almost 30 Years Of Tension September 3, 2020
  • Mass Police Reform Timeline August 3, 2020

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