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.
Gov. Patrick Awards Lynn Cops Who Killed Latino Veteran In Lynn Editor’s note: A bad move by Gov. Deval Patrick and part of a trend of honoring and awarding officers who are linked to high profile cases. This is a … Continued
BOSTON (CBS) – A South Boston woman is accused of breaking into the home of her ex-boyfriend, a Boston Police officer, and attacking him and another woman. Mary Niland faced a judge, bruised and battered and said she was the … Continued
Boston gang-unit officer charged with lying to FBI By Milton J. Valencia GLOBE STAFF OCTOBER 24, 2014 A former Boston police officer assigned to a Youth Violence Strike Force was charged in federal court Thursday with making false statements to … Continued
Few police abuse cases find way to civilian review Yawu Miller | Baystate Banner | 2/26/2014, 11:06 a.m. Seven years after the city established a civilian board to review allegations of police abuse, the board remains largely powerless, ineffective and … Continued
Clearing the cops Do district attorneys rubber-stamp police use of deadly force? BY: JACK SULLIVAN PHOTOGRAPHS BY: FRANK CURRAN AND MARK MORELLI; ILLUSTRATION BY RAFAEL RICOY ISSUE: WINTER 2014 FROM THE TINY TOWN of Colrain at the Vermont border to … Continued
Police shoot more often in Mass., cite rise in threats A five-year trend, even as overall crime is down By Maria CramerGLOBE STAFF JANUARY 05, 2014 At least 23 people were shot by police in Massachusetts in 2013 — 11 … Continued
Community responds to DA’s decision regarding alleged police brutality incident at RCC Wednesday, September 21, 2011 By: Colneth Smiley Suffolk District Attorney Dan Conley’s statement that Boston Police officers did not use excessive force when arresting a 16-year-old last year has Roxbury … Continued
Beaten firefighter’s acquittal bolsters cover-up claim BRUISED AND BATTERED: Wayne Abron, with his then-girlfriend Edwinna Wynn, shows his injuries from a March 2008 incident THE BOSTON HERALD | Tuesday, September 22, 2009 By: Jessica Van Sack A Boston firefighter who alleged … Continued
1995 Beating by Boston Police Highlights Dangers for Black Undercover Officers By Wil Haygood Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, July 21, 2009 BOSTON — This old city has long been bewitched and enlivened by the racial dynamics of black and … Continued