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.
55 killings by cops in decade, no indictments Critics call for impartial DAs, others say no issue Sunday, December 14, 2014 Bob McGovern More than 50 civilians have been killed by Bay State cops during the past decade, roughly half … Continued
Gov. Patrick Awards Lynn Cops Who Killed Latino Veteran In Lynn Editor’s note: A bad move by Gov. Deval Patrick and part of a trend of honoring and awarding officers who are linked to high profile cases. This is a … Continued
BOSTON (CBS) – A South Boston woman is accused of breaking into the home of her ex-boyfriend, a Boston Police officer, and attacking him and another woman. Mary Niland faced a judge, bruised and battered and said she was the … Continued
Boston gang-unit officer charged with lying to FBI By Milton J. Valencia GLOBE STAFF OCTOBER 24, 2014 A former Boston police officer assigned to a Youth Violence Strike Force was charged in federal court Thursday with making false statements to … Continued
Few police abuse cases find way to civilian review Yawu Miller | Baystate Banner | 2/26/2014, 11:06 a.m. Seven years after the city established a civilian board to review allegations of police abuse, the board remains largely powerless, ineffective and … Continued
Clearing the cops Do district attorneys rubber-stamp police use of deadly force? BY: JACK SULLIVAN PHOTOGRAPHS BY: FRANK CURRAN AND MARK MORELLI; ILLUSTRATION BY RAFAEL RICOY ISSUE: WINTER 2014 FROM THE TINY TOWN of Colrain at the Vermont border to … Continued
Police shoot more often in Mass., cite rise in threats A five-year trend, even as overall crime is down By Maria CramerGLOBE STAFF JANUARY 05, 2014 At least 23 people were shot by police in Massachusetts in 2013 — 11 … Continued
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