Alternative police services option proposed in Amherst
The Amherst Police Department GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST An unarmed and civilian program whose workers would respond to many calls for service in place of town police officers is being proposed by the Community Safety Working Group. The group is also proposing a robust Civilian Oversight Board to monitor police.
At its meeting last week, the working group, created by the Town Council to address racial inequities in policing, finalized the idea of creating a Community Response for Equity, Safety and Service, or CRESS program, at a cost of $2.2 million. The seven-member panel approved the recommendations unanimously.
AMHERST An unarmed and civilian program whose workers would respond to many calls for service in place of town police officers is being proposed by the Community Safety Working Group. The group is also proposing a robust Civilian Oversight Board to.
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A solitary person walks across the common of the Northeast Residential Area at the University of Massachusetts on Monday morning. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
A solitary person walks past the Old Chapel at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Monday morning, Feb. 8, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
A solitary person walks past the W.E.B. Du Bois Library at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Monday morning, Feb. 8, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
A solitary person walks past the Old Chapel at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Monday morning, Feb. 8, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
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About 100 people - students, faculty and staff - at the University of Massachusetts Amherst wait in a steadily moving line at the Mullins Center for their appointments to be tested for COVID-19 on Monday morning, Feb. 8, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
A solitary person walks across the common of the Northeast Residential Area at the University of Massachusetts on Monday morning, Feb. 8, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
A solitary person walks past the Old Chapel at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Monday morning, Feb. 8, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
A solitary person walks past the W.E.B. Du Bois Library at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Monday morning, Feb. 8, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING