police oversight

Voters in communities across the country have approved measures toughening civilian oversight of law enforcement agencies

Calling the current system of public oversight broken, Boston city councilors filed an ordinance Tuesday to create an independent board to investigate police misconduct allegations. The measure, introduced by councilors Andrea Campbell, Ricardo Arroyo and Julia Mejia, would establish an 11-member panel with broad authority to investigate citizen complaints, including the power to subpoena officers and witnesses to testify. The…

Boston City Councilors filed an ordinance Tuesday that would establish a civilian oversight board for the Boston Police Department.