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.
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
Hispanic officers join call for diversity probe Friday, May 15, 2015 By: Antonio Planas A Hispanic police officers’ group is adding its voice to those demanding an independent probe into Boston police hiring and promotion of minorities, even as Mayor Martin … Continued
Calls to review BPD’s diversity Boston’s black leaders want independent probe Thursday, May 14, 2015 By: Antonio Planas, Jack Encarnacao and Owen Boss Hub black leaders are calling for an independent review of the Boston Police Department in the wake of … Continued
Sergeant: BPD passed me over for promotion Black officer, white officer scored same on exam … but only one made lieutenant Wednesday, May 13, 2015 By: Antonio Planas A black Boston police sergeant with more than 25 years experience says he … Continued
Black Boston police officers facing higher discipline rates than white counterparts Monday, May 4, 2015 By: O’Ryan Johnson, Matt Stout The Boston Police Department has upheld complaints against black officers and punished them disproportionately more than their white counterparts, a … Continued
BPD diversity remains out of sync with city Monday, May 4, 2015 By: O’Ryan Johnson, Antonio Planas and Matt Stout The number of minority rank-and-file Boston police officers has dipped slightly during Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s 16 months in office — despite … Continued