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.
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[Source via Boston Globe By Lea Skene and Sean Cotter] For the first time in more than three decades, a Boston police officer has been charged with manslaughter after fatally shooting a suspect in a carjacking last week, a swift … Continued
[Source via Boston Globe By Lea Skene and Tonya Alanez] A carjacking outside a pizza restaurant led to the fatal police shooting of the stolen vehicle’s driver, a tragic series of events that unfolded and escalated quickly Wednesday night in … Continued
[Source via Boston Globe By Sean Cotter and Travis Andersen ] A day after four State Police instructors were indicted in the 2024 death of a recruit, they were suspended with pay and their certifications to work as police officers … Continued
A database of police disciplinary records is online with information from 273 law enforcement agencies across the state. STAN GROSSFELD/ GLOBE STAFF/FILE 2020 More than two years after its creation, the state’s police watchdog commission has released its most ambitious … Continued
By Laura Crimaldi Globe Staff,Updated July 28, 2023, 5:43 a.m. Video shows U-Haul tracked from Patriot Front demonstration in Boston getting pulled over 4:51 Body worn-camera footage shows State Police stop of U-Haul from Patriot Front demonstration in Boston. (Video courtesy … Continued
Officer, on paid leave, accused of possessing ‘inappropriate photographs’ By Nick Stoico Globe Correspondent, Updated July 1, 2023, 12:06 a.m. A police officer was arrested Friday amid allegations that he had an inappropriate relationship with a teenager and possessed “inappropriate photographs,” … Continued
Total officers suspended by POST Commission now at 33 as of mid-May By CHRIS VAN BUSKIRK | cvanbuskirk@bostonherald.com | PUBLISHED: June 2, 2023 at 4:07 p.m. | UPDATED: June 2, 2023 at 4:11 p.m. Law enforcement regulators suspended the policing licenses of a former deputy chief in … Continued
Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission Executive Director Enrique Zuniga. ROBIN LUBBOCK/WBUR A Massachusetts panel created in 2020 partially in response to nationwide calls for police reform following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has suspended 15 police officers … Continued
[Via WCVB 5] Half of fatal police shootings since 2019 involved behavioral health issues ARLINGTON, Mass. — Police are responding to more incidents involving people experiencing mental health crises and in some cases the results have been deadly. 5 Investigates … Continued
Tuesday 3/29 Legislative Briefing at the MA State House Senate briefing rm. 428 (11 – 12 noon) Keynote presenter: Prof. Roger Goldman Moderated by: Rahsaan Hall Panel: Rep. David Vieira, Lisa Thurau, Brigitt Keller Hosted by: State Senator Jamie Eldridge … Continued