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.
Happy New Year!!! Join us for our monthly Coffee Hour on January 9, 2026 at The Mud House. Connect with the OPAT team and learn more about how we serve the community. Here’s what you can expect: This is a … Continued
[Source via WCVB 5] BOSTON — The Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission has responded to Attorney Alan Jackson’s letter demanding an investigation into Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox over alleged credibility issues related to the Karen Read case. … Continued
[Source via WBUR] The Boston Police Department’s civilian watchdog board is calling out the police commissioner for consistently ignoring officer discipline recommendations, while also requesting he mandate officers take part in misconduct investigations. The city’s Civilian Review Board for the … Continued
[Source via WBUR] The sun had already set as three teenage boys wrapped up a basketball game at the Harbor Point apartments, a housing complex that juts out into Dorchester Bay. As they walked home on that cold night in … Continued
[Source via The Boston Globe] To his credit, Evandro Carvalho, the executive director of Boston’s Office of Police Accountability and Transparency, is candid about the challenges he has faced since taking on that job a little more than a year … Continued
[Source via The Boston Globe] On a recent Friday morning, Evandro Carvalho set up a meet-and-greet at a diner on Bowdoin Street, waving the banner of the city Office of Police Accountability and Transparency. He was there to convince anyone … Continued
[Source via The Boston Herald] Whatever happened to police accountability and transparency in the Wu administration? Arbitrarily withholding names from the public in high profile incidents. Delaying release of accident reports. Repeatedly dragging its feet on public records. That doesn’t … Continued
[Source via Boston25News] BOSTON — The city of Boston’s website that promises data on police complaints, arrests, interactions with youth and use of force is page full of broken links, making information inaccessible to the public, 25 Investigates finds. We … Continued
Boston Police HeadquartersCRAIG F. WALKER/GLOBE STAFF In a settlement with Lawyers for Civil Rights, the Boston Police Department has agreed to clear out its public records backlog within the next six months, a victory for those who have at times … Continued
By Tonya Alanez and Sean Cotter Globe Staff,Updated August 17, 2023, 6:05 p.m. Above, Encore casino in Everett, Mass. Boston police officer Rebecca Leo is serving an unpaid three-month suspension for stealing money out of a lost wallet at the Encore … Continued