Working to reform police practices to improve respect for basic human and civil rights. Reforms must address issues in policing including racial discrimination/profiling, diversity, excessive/deadly force and corruption.
[Source] Matt Murphy The Senate overcame a difficult rollout and several false starts to pass a reform of policing in Massachusetts on Tuesday that would ban chokeholds, limit the use of tear gas, license all law enforcement officers and train them in … Continued
[Source] SEAN PHILIP COTTER Boston city councilors plan to file a proposal that would create a civilian review board with stronger oversight and investigative powers over the police department. City Councilor Andrea Campbell’s office confirmed that she, plus Councilors Ricardo … Continued
[Source] Karen Anderson & Kevin Rothstein BOSTON — It’s been three years since Jamarhl Crawford made a complaint about what he believed was misconduct by a Boston police officer, but he still has no answers. “I was told by elected … Continued
[Source] See something? Say something. The Bad Apple Police Misconduct Tip Line is a way to safely and if you prefer, anonymously, report police misconduct you witness or experience. This line is for civilians as well as for Law Enforcement … Continued
THE POLICE KILLINGS of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and other black people have brought renewed, international attention to racism in law enforcement. Thankfully, Massachusetts elected leaders have taken note, and have already proposed some crucial reforms that could make it possible … Continued
[Source] Zoe Mathews One of Boston’s highest paid city employees is a police officer with six open internal investigations against him, according to the Boston Globe. As activists call for rethinking the way cities conduct public safety, the systems that protect police … Continued
Gov. Jared Polis has said he will sign the bill Officials in Denver, Colorado are using their swift actions to show their concern for the current climate we’re facing as nation and other cities could use this example to start … Continued
[Source] David S. Bernstein On a November afternoon in 1999, 17-year-old Keyon Sprinkle was playing video games with friends in his Roxbury home when, according to prosecutors, his older cousin called and asked him to kill a man he had … Continued
Justice in Policing Act of 2020 (PDF) Grant power to the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division to issue subpoenas to police departments as part of “pattern or practice” investigations into whether there has been a “pattern and practice” of bias … Continued
Released 6/4/20 by the Massachusetts Elected Officials of Color Caucus Ten-Point Plan to Address Police Violence and Advance Racial Justice (PDF) Federal Pass Congresswoman Pressley’s Resolution to condemn police brutality, racial profiling and the excessive use of force. Improve oversight … Continued