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State law enforcement regulators are starting to think about how and to what extent they can audit police departments, including reviewing files on disciplinary matters, use of force, and officers whose credibility has been called into question.
State law enforcement regulators are debating releasing a partial list of sustained complaints against police officers, a move that would offer a first glimpse at thousands of disciplinary records for Massachusetts cops.
Anxiety is high as the initial round of law enforcement officers prepares to go through the first recertification process under a 2020 policing reform law and it’s evident in the
After George Floyd was killed by a police officer two years, advocates called for change at police departments across the country, including in Massachusetts. But today, those efforts remain a work in progress.
BOSTON â The newly minted commission tasked with certifying and regulating law enforcement officers in Massachusetts has a long road ahead of it before members can dive in to the bulk of their work, the chair of the body said Monday, during a swearing-in ceremony.
Almost a year after George Floyd was killed while pinned at the neck by a Minneapolis Police officer and two years since state officials began working on the idea of an oversight and adjudicative body that oversees law enforcement in Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker swore in the nine members of the Police Officer Standards and Training Commission at the Statehouse.
Pittsfield police chief, Boston chaplain among new members of Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission
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A Pittsfield police chief, a Boston chaplain and a retired judge are some of the nine inaugural members of the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission.
Gov. Charlie Baker and Attorney General Maura Healey announced the new members Thursday afternoon, the deadline for making these appointments. The POST Commission was created out of the police reform law Baker signed into law in December after months of negotiations.
“By establishing a Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission, the Commonwealth is taking an important step to improve public safety and increase trust between members of law enforcement and the communities they serve,” said Baker, a Republican.
Nine members named to Massachusetts' new policing reform commission
By Chris Van Buskirk
A former Massachusetts Superior Court judge selected by Gov. Charlie Baker will head up the state's brand new commission tasked with certifying and holding police officers accountable.
The state's top executive and law enforcement official made public on Thursday their picks to the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission. The state's new policing reform law required Baker and Attorney General Maura Healey to appoint members to the POST Commission by April 1.
The nine-member commission is one of the central parts of the reform law Baker signed at the end of December. Lawmakers have previously said it is the only civilian-led entity with the power to craft policing standards, certify law enforcement officers, and revoke officers' certifications if they violate those standards.