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.
Thursday, January 12, 20238:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.Posted: January 9, 2023 7:29 p.m. Mass.Gov Website Event | Zoom Link Overviewof POST Commission Public Meeting January 12, 2023 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA Public Meeting #32 January 12, 2023 8:30 a.m. Remote Participation via Zoom Meeting ID: 923 … Continued
BOSTON – The WBZ I-Team has learned 19 police officers are no longer certified to serve in Massachusetts because of a new effort to boost the public’s trust in law enforcement. “America and apple pie and ‘Father Knows Best’. You … Continued
A POST Commission official confirmed Monday that 324 certified officers had yet to complete or report their required training A new database has been unveiled that aims to make it easier for the public to get information on the police … Continued
The Peace Officer Standards and Training, or POST, Commission, is still considering exactly what type of information on police officers should be put out to the public Starting as soon as this week the names of certified Massachusetts police officers … Continued
BOSTON — More than two dozen Massachusetts law enforcement officers did not receive renewed certification under the state’s new police reform law for reasons that include possible ongoing disciplinary matters., while more than 200 others were not recertified for other … Continued
The POST Commission is holding a public hearing on two proposed draft regulations: School Resource Officers and Databases and the Dissemination of Information on December 6, and welcomes public comment. The hearing notices, meeting information, and draft proposed regulations can be found on our … Continued
Out of more than 8,500 law enforcement officers who must meet the state’s new policing standards by Friday, at least seven will not be approved for recertification by the new Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission and could be barred … Continued
Reform advocates worry the reviews are little more than a rubber stamp and not weeding out problematic officers In the wake of the police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd in 2020, cries for police reform and accountability reverberated … Continued
The Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission is charged with creating a mandatory certification process for police officers, as well as processes for decertification, suspension of certification, and retraining in the event of certain misconduct. Visit the full … Continued
The Massachusetts House and Senate on Tuesday passed a compromise police reform bill that’s the result of months of negotiations among legislative leaders. The measure passed in the Senate by a vote of 28 to 12. The House of Representatives then passed … Continued