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Reforms

Plans, Policies and Proposals

City (Municipal) Level

  1. Establish a true civilian review board
  2. Restore and strengthen the Community Ombudsman Oversight Panel (CO-OP)
  3. Streamline the BPD complaint process and Internal Affairs invetigatory process
  4. Update BPD’s Use of Force Policy, Training and Organizational Culture
  5. Require BPD to use body-worn-cameras
  6. Actively work to improve the diversity of BPD at all levels

State Level

  1. Establish an Office of the Special Police Prosecutor to prosecute cases of police abuse and misconduct
  2. Establish a Statewide Commission on Policing
  3. Establish state-mandated Civilian Review Boards for local police
  4. Require statewide data collection on police abuse and misconduct
  5. Establish a state-level decertification process

Federal Level

  1. US Department of Justice Investigation of BPD and Assistance in the Reforming of Policy

News

  • News updates on Proposed Reforms from Mass Police Reform and other organizations and Elected Officials
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Resources

City of Boston SEALBoston Police Accountability and Transparency Data
POSTMass. POST Commission
Shot By PoliceShot By Police Boston & Beyond
COOP Community Ombudsman Oversight Panel
IADLESTNational Decertification Index (NDI)
Fatal EncountersFatal Encounters
The CountedThe Counted
WPFatal Force
CATONational Police Misconduct Reporting Project
MXGMOperation Ghetto Storm
Woke WindowsThe Woke Windows Project

Recent News & Updates

  • Boston police agree to eliminate public records backlog within 6 months, settling lawsuit August 24, 2023
  • Database of police disciplinary records a step toward transparency, but still ‘more to do’ August 22, 2023
  • Boston police officer suspended for taking money from wallet at Encore casino, commissioner says August 17, 2023
  • OBITUARY: Roger L. Goldman JUNE 13, 1941 – JULY 29, 2023 August 1, 2023

News

  • Boston police agree to eliminate public records backlog within 6 months, settling lawsuit August 24, 2023
  • Database of police disciplinary records a step toward transparency, but still ‘more to do’ August 22, 2023
  • Boston police officer suspended for taking money from wallet at Encore casino, commissioner says August 17, 2023
  • OBITUARY: Roger L. Goldman JUNE 13, 1941 – JULY 29, 2023 August 1, 2023

Research

  • Can a cop be in two places at once? September 30, 2020
  • Demonstrators Demand Reopening Of Police Shooting Cases In Boston Rally September 9, 2020
  • ‘Defund The Police’: Activists In Boston’s Black Neighborhoods Don’t All Agree September 9, 2020
  • Calls For Boston Police Reform Evoke Almost 30 Years Of Tension September 3, 2020
  • Mass Police Reform Timeline August 3, 2020

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