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.
The legal system wrongly assumes that video always reveals objective truth. Sandra Ristovska, a professor of media studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, is a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. … Continued
Staties say no to body cams as the BPD weighs its options Sunday, May 3, 2015 By: Antonio Planas, Erin Smith Boston police are taking a wait-and-see approach to body cameras — and state police are taking a pass — despite … Continued
Yancey Pushes City To Consider Police-Body Camera Legislation For Immediate Release Thursday, April 9, 2015 Contact: Kenneth Yarbrough – Chief Information Officer (617) 635-3131 Fax (617) 635-3067 Page (617) 461-5548 Boston City Hall (April 9, 2015) – Boston City Councillor … Continued
YANCEY ORDINANCE MANDATES USE OF POLICE BODY CAMERAS Boston City Councillor Charles C. Yancey introduced an ordinance on February 4, 2015 that could mandate use of body cameras by Boston police officers interacting with the public. Councillor Yancey drafted the … Continued