No one from the Boston Police Department or mayor s office showed up at a city council hearing Tuesday to update the public on the implementation of police reform measures that were signed into law two months ago.
Among the measures: the creation of a new police watchdog office, the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency (OPAT). It was signed into law by Mayor Marty Walsh in January and is supposed to be up and running in July.
There are also state reforms now in place that make sweeping changes, including requiring police officers to be certified and strengthening use-of-force policies.