They say reimagine the police. What would that look like?
By Milton J. Valencia Globe Staff,Updated April 24, 2021, 1 hour ago
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A Boston Police officer on Dorchester Avenue in the Field s Corner neighborhood of Boston.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff/The Boston Globe
Picture a public safety system where social workers â not armed police officers â respond to 911 calls for substance abuse or mental health
emergencies. Most low-level offenses would be resolved outside of court, including driving infractions, which would be handled by unarmed traffic monitors, not police.
The military-style, heavily armed police tactical teams that are more prevalent these days would recede from view, deployed in only the most dangerous scenarios. High-speed pursuits would be relics of action movies. And pretty much any police interaction with the public would be completely captured by cameras on every officer and vehicle.
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Activists with Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard â a student group calling for the University to divest from fossil fuels â filed a complaint with Massachusetts Attorney General Maura T. Healey â92 on Monday, alleging that Harvardâs highest governing board is violating state law through its continued investments in the fossil fuel industry.
The complaint claims the Universityâs fossil fuel holdings, valuated at less than two percent of the total endowment, represent the Harvard Corporationâs âfailureâ to comply with a provision of the 2009 Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act provision that stipulates that not-for-profit entities have a duty to invest with their charitable purposes in mind.
State Rep. Arciero named chair of housing committee
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State Rep. James Arciero, of Westford, was chosen on Feb. 12 as the new house chair of the joint committee on housing by statehouse speaker Ronald Mariano, of Quincy, who made his leadership and committee assignments for the 192th legislative session.
“I am honored by the trust and confidence that speaker Mariano has shown me in this selection,” said Arciero, who is serving his seventh term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. “Housing is an important issue both in my district and across our state. I look forward to working with my legislative colleagues as we address these important issues over the next two years.”