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] There are a number of policies being reviewed and up for consideration and task force members want to ensure that community voice is incorporated into the recommendations we submit to the Mayor. You can join any of these listening … 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
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
Despite apparent broad consensus among key stakeholders on proposals that have been public for in some cases decades, there is a lack of substantive movement on most fronts in terms of police reform here in Massachusetts. With the current resurgence … Continued
In our first “Talkin’ to the Police” community conversation with law enforcement one of the simple solutions suggested was an anonymous tip line for both Law Enforcement and Civilians to safely report police misconduct. We have established the Bad Apple … Continued
The Complete video from our Zoom Town Hall Community Conversation on Police and Policing.
[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
Basic Black: Surveillance Across the Color Line CLICK IMAGE FOR VIDEO April 8, 2016 This week on Basic Black, what does “security” mean in 2016 to communities of color. With the persistent plague of gun violence in Boston’s neighborhoods and … Continued
Millis officer fired, faces charges for fabricating gunman story Officer fired his gun into cruiser, police say UPDATED 11:43 PM EDT Sep 04, 2015 MILLIS, Mass. —An officer accused of fabricating a claim that a gunman fired at his cruiser before … Continued
Walsh on police video: ‘No choking there’ Photo by: Ted Fitzgerald Tuesday, August 25, 2015 By: Chris Villani Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh said he did not think a Boston police officer was choking young man in an incident that was … Continued