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.
Mayor Martin J Walsh announced the formal recommendations of the Boston Police Reform Task Force and Immediate next steps the city will be taking to enact reforms, in keeping with the timelines outlines through the recommendations. The Task Force was … Continued
Mayor Walsh today announced immediate next steps the City will be taking to enact the reforms, in keeping with the timelines outlined through the recommendations Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the final recommendations of the Boston Police Reform Task Force, and … Continued
[Source] WRITTEN BY MAYA SHAFFER Facing significant reforms in the midst of nationwide protests and demands for more accountability, many police in Massachusetts have taken this historic moment to reflect on the deep issues that propelled the Black Lives Matter movement and raised … Continued
Overtime records show officers in court while they’re miles away Yawu Miller [Source] On Dec. 6, 2019, Boston Police Detective Dennis Crowley collected seven-and-a-quarter hours of overtime for a clerk magistrate hearing, clocking in to court at 8:30 a.m. and … Continued
After meetings between the city’s Police Reform Task Force and Boston residents, the group released its initial recommendations to the public Sept. 10, awaiting the mayor’s and City Council’s response. The group is proposing an Office of Police Accountability and … Continued
[Source] The Boston Police Reform Task Force is hosting a listening session to gather community feedback on their initial draft recommendations. The Task Force was charged with reviewing the Boston Police Department’s (BPD) current policies and procedures and then presenting … Continued
[Source] A task force charged with reviewing the Boston Police Department is recommending the city create an independent office with broad investigatory and subpoena powers that could review and resolve civilian complaints and assess Boston police policies. The Office of … Continued
[Source] By Bill Walczak, Reporter Columnist Key BPD ally deplores shift on walking beats in Bowdoin-Geneva areaFor many years, Fr. Richard “Doc” Conway has partnered with Boston Police to engage directly with residents in Bowdoin-Geneva near his longtime parish base, … Continued
[Source] By Mark Herz About 120 people demonstrated in front of the State House in Boston Wednesday night to demand that cases of police killings in Massachusetts be reopened, and that prosecution of police involved in those killings be considered. The … Continued
[Source] By Saraya Wintersmith “Defund the police.” In Boston neighborhoods where people of color predominate and frequently interact with police, that demand of Black Lives Matter activists draws opinions as rangy and complicated as the slogan. Its literal meaning — to … Continued