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Police reform: A roadmap for the future
The job of healing old wounds, creating more diverse police forces, and advancing 21st century law enforcement is just beginning.
By The Editorial BoardUpdated December 31, 2020, 4:00 a.m.
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Clerk of the Senate Michael Hurley carried Massachusetts landmark police reform bill, which should mark a beginning, not an end, to reform in the state.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
The ink is hardly dry on the stateâs landmark police reform bill. Still this is no time to lose focus on all that remains to be done to truly change the face of policing in Massachusetts.
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S.2963,
An Act relative to justice, equity and accountability in law enforcement in the Commonwealth.
The legislation represents the most comprehensive and intentional legislative response to incidents involving police practices in Massachusetts communities, says a Dec. 4 news releasefrom Sen. Cindy F. Friedman (D-Arlington), Rep. Dave Rogers (D-Cambridge) and Rep. Sean Garballey (D-Arlington).
The measure creates an independent, civilian-led commission to standardize the certification, training and decertification of police officers, bans the use of choke holds, limits the use of deadly force, creates a duty to intervene for police officers when witnessing another officer using force beyond what is necessary or reasonable under the circumstances and takes steps to break the school-to-prison pipeline.