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.
Mayor Michelle Wu’s priorities include reducing “union release time,” when the city pays officers to attend collective bargaining and grievance sessions, and tightening the medical leave policy. JESSICA RINALDI/GLOBE STAFF It’s a feat that eluded her predecessors. Michelle Wu swept … 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
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
LEGISLATIVE BRIEFING POLICE DECERTIFICATION IN MASSACHUSETTS our Senate host: Sen. Jamie Eldridge RSVP ON FACEBOOK CLICK HERE Massachusetts is one of only six states without revocation authority. The others are California, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. Many … Continued
Walsh on police video: ‘No choking there’ Photo by: Ted Fitzgerald Tuesday, August 25, 2015 By: Chris Villani Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh said he did not think a Boston police officer was choking young man in an incident that was … Continued
Video shows Boston officer with hands on suspect’s neck By Travis Andersen GLOBE STAFF AUGUST 24, 2015 Boston police have launched an investigation into an incident captured on video showing an officer putting his hands on the neck of a … Continued
NOTE: The six states without revocation authority are California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island Police Officer Decertification: Promoting Police Professionalism through State Licensing and the National Decertification Index Roger L. Goldman, The Callis Family Professor of … Continued
Police use-of-force data inconsistent Departments’ statistics vary widely in survey By Matt Apuzzo and Sarah Cohen NEW YORK TIMES AUGUST 11, 2015 WASHINGTON — When the Justice Department surveyed police departments nationwide in 2013, officials included for the first time … Continued
* Decertification or Delicensing of Police Officers happens in 44 states. Massachusetts is one of six states that has no decertification process, including California, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, and neighboring Rhode Island. Roger L. Goldman, the Callis Family Professor of … Continued
Man tasered by police in Worcester has died Thursday, July 30, 2015 By: Laurel J. Sweet A Fitchburg man who was tasered yesterday after police said he went on a rampage inside a Penny Wise supermarket in Worcester has died. Wilmer … Continued