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.
Boston City Council to consider body cameras for police By Jan Ransom GLOBE STAFF AUGUST 04, 2015 A proposal to equip Boston police with body cameras — a measure being tried in several major cities in the aftermath of police-involved … Continued
Court orders Boston police to reinstate fired officer By Edward Mason and Tom Mashberg GLOBE CORRESPONDENTS JULY 22, 2015 A Suffolk Superior Court judge has upheld a decision by an arbitrator who ruled that the Boston Police Department must … Continued
Feds: Terror suspect planned to kill college students, mimic Boston Marathon attack Tuesday, July 14, 2015 By: Joe Dwinell, O’Ryan Johnson The 23-year-old son of a Boston police captain said he wanted to execute “sinful” college students in a massacre similar … Continued
Son of Boston police captain charged in pro-ISIS plot Monday, July 13, 2015 By: Joe Dwinell The family of an Adams man accused today of plotting to bomb a university on behalf of ISIS to kill “sinful” college kids said they … Continued
Cops need to justify ‘stop & frisk’ stops after report finds racial bias Report finds racial disparity Photo by: Arthur Pollock Speaking here is BPD commissioner William Evans. Saturday, July 4, 2015 By: Matt Stout Boston police say they are reworking … Continued
To: Attorney General Loretta Lynch To: Vanita Gupta, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division To: Ronald L. Davis, Director, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) re: Request to DOJ to investigate and help reform the Boston … Continued
Boston cop pleads to lying to feds, will resign Thursday, June 25, 2015 By: Antonio Planas A veteran Boston police officer has agreed to resign as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors that will keep him out of jail … Continued
Boston cop on leave amid fed investigation Saturday, May 23, 2015 By: Antonio Planas, O’Ryan Johnson A veteran officer has been put on paid administrative leave amid a federal criminal investigation, Boston police said. David “Duke” Fitzgerald — the brother of police … Continued
Hispanic officers join call for diversity probe Friday, May 15, 2015 By: Antonio Planas A Hispanic police officers’ group is adding its voice to those demanding an independent probe into Boston police hiring and promotion of minorities, even as Mayor Martin … Continued
Boston paid $36m to settle police lawsuits Largest payouts over decade were for deaths, wrongful convictions By Todd Wallack, Jan Ransom and Travis Andersen GLOBE STAFF MAY 15, 2015 The City of Boston has spent more than $36 million to … Continued