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 activists call on DOJ for BPD investigation, reform Caption: Jamarhl Crawford reads the letter he sent to the Department of Justice demanding an investigation into alleged police brutality against minorities in the city. PHOTO Photo: BY NICOLAUS CZARNECKI/METRO In the midst of … Continued
Activists call for US review of Boston police By Meghan E. Irons GLOBE STAFF MAY 05, 2015 Some Roxbury activists and their supporters are appealing to the Justice Department to conduct a top-to-bottom review of Boston’s police force, a move … Continued
What Does It Take for the Feds to Investigate a Police Department? by Sarah Childress | FRONTLINE Enterprise Journalism Group Residents and community activists in Boston have united to file a petition to the Justice Department on Monday, hoping to persuade the federal … Continued
Activists Petition For Federal Investigation Of Boston Police, FRONTLINE Reports By SARAH CHLDRESS Boston Police Headquarters Credit BPD News Residents and community activists in Boston have united to file a petition to the Justice Department on Monday, hoping to persuade the … Continued
BPD diversity remains out of sync with city Monday, May 4, 2015 By: O’Ryan Johnson, Antonio Planas and Matt Stout The number of minority rank-and-file Boston police officers has dipped slightly during Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s 16 months in office — despite … 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
After this incident Boston Police Department took action Read Here: Boston cop apologizes for confronting man who filmed him Saturday, May 2, 2015 By: Marie Szaniszlo The Boston police sergeant who held a toy gun in an Attleboro citizen-cameraman’s face apologized … Continued
Community conversations highlight policing problems 4/22/2015, 10:36 a.m. | Bay State Banner URL: http://baystatebanner.com/news/2015/apr/22/community-conversations-highlight-policing-problem/?page=1 Atty. Howard Friedman, Natashia Tidwell of the city’s CO-OP, and Rahsaan Hall of the Lawyer’s Cmte. for Civil Rights speak at a town hall at the Dudley … Continued
COPBLOCK’D: THE FIGHT AGAINST POLICE MISCONDUCT IN BOSTON CONTINUES Images by Chris Faraone April 21, 2015 By CHRIS FARAONE | DIG BOSTON There’s a common saying among law enforcement officers and administrators that goes something like this: If you’re not … Continued
By Jeremy C. Fox GLOBE CORRESPONDENT APRIL 17, 2015 Members of Boston’s African-American community called for an end to what they described as a double standard, with one set of rules for police officers and a second set for citizens, … Continued