{"id":2012714,"date":"2023-08-26T02:52:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T06:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massachusetts-releases-thousands-of-police-disciplinary-records\/"},"modified":"2023-08-26T02:56:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T06:56:53","slug":"massachusetts-releases-thousands-of-police-disciplinary-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massachusetts-releases-thousands-of-police-disciplinary-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts releases many police disciplinary records."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmassachusetts-releases-thousands-of-police-disciplinary-records%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2012714&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Massachusetts Police Officers&#8217; Disciplinary Records Released to Improve \u200bAccountability<\/h2>\n<p>A state commission took a significant step towards improving police accountability on Aug. 22 by releasing \u2063the disciplinary records of thousands of Massachusetts police officers.<\/p>\n<p>The Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission (POST) unveiled a \u2064publicly accessible database that\u2063 includes complaints against over \u200c2,100 officers. \u2064These\u2063 complaints range from reports of excessive force to \u200dcriminal misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>The database, which spans from December 1984 to January 2023, reveals more than 3,400 records\u2064 of sustained \u200ccases of police misconduct against active\u2063 officers, as well as those who resigned or retired to avoid discipline. Unfounded or\u2064 unsustained complaints are not included.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/police-officers-in-electric-bike-deaths-face-gross-misconduct-probe-5332229\">Police Officers in Electric Bike Deaths Face\u200b Gross Misconduct Probe<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">6\/14\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/police-officers-in-electric-bike-deaths-face-gross-misconduct-probe-5332229\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/boston-police-sack-two-officers-who-protested-against-covid-vaccination-mandate-5136005\">Boston Police \u2063Sack Two Officers \u2064Who\u2062 Protested\u2064 Against COVID Vaccination Mandate<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">3\/20\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/boston-police-sack-two-officers-who-protested-against-covid-vaccination-mandate-5136005\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The database provides detailed information, including the\u2063 officer&#8217;s name, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-president-trump-spring-a-trap-on-treasonous-democrats-on-election-night\/\" title=\"Did President Trump Spring a Trap on Treasonous Democrats on Election Night?\">law enforcement agency<\/a> they were employed by, and the date\u200c and type of \u200callegation.<\/p>\n<p>Reports of misconduct include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reports alleging bias based on race,\u200c ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Complaints regarding the use \u200bof excessive, prohibited, or \u200bdeadly force<\/li>\n<li>Actions that resulted in serious \u2063bodily injury or death, including \u2062officer-involved shootings<\/li>\n<li>Truthfulness or professional\u2062 integrity (misrepresenting\u2062 or falsifying reports or evidence)<\/li>\n<li>Other misconduct (unprofessionalism, policy violations, conduct unbecoming, conformance to rules, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>POST Executive Director Enrique Zuniga emphasized the importance of releasing these records.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the past year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massachusetts-releases-thousands-of-police-disciplinary-records\/\" title=\"Massachusetts releases many police disciplinary records.\">law enforcement agencies submitted disciplinary records<\/a> and \u2062POST staff has worked carefully to \u2063validate these officer records for publishing. We know that\u2062 releasing this information furthers police accountability and \u2063is a matter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ghislaine-maxwell-ends-fight-to-keep-eight-john-does-secret\/\" title=\"Ghislaine Maxwell Ends Fight to Keep Eight 'John Does' Secret\">great public interest<\/a>,\u201d Mr Zuniga said\u200d in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/news\/post-commission-releases-database-of-law-enforcement-agency-disciplinary-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the 440 law enforcement agencies under POST purview, the database includes records from \u2063273 \u200bagencies. The remaining agencies reported no sustained complaints and are not included.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Police units secure the streets ahead of the 126th\u2063 Boston Marathon in\u200c Boston, Mass., on \u2062April 18, 2022. (Joseph Prezioso\/AFP via\u2063 Getty \u200bImages)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Departments \u200cwith the Most\u2063 Complaints<\/h2>\n<p>The departments with the highest\u2064 number of complaints\u2062 in the database are three of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-blasted-as-thousands-of-cops-resign-amid-crime-wave-taking-a-toll-on-our-communities\/\" title=\"Democrats Blasted As Thousands Of Cops Resign Amid Crime Wave: \u2018Taking A Toll On Our Communities\u2019\">largest police agencies<\/a> in the\u200d state: the Massachusetts State Police (493),\u200b the Springfield Police Department (417), and Boston Police (373).<\/p>\n<p>The average number of complaints for the remaining police departments\u2063 with reportable disciplinary records was eight.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone \u200ccan submit a police misconduct complaint to the POST Commission via an\u2064 online form, including those related to discrimination, \u200dexcessive force, serious injury or death, improper use of\u200b a weapon, or unprofessionalism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is an underlying \u2062issue in that there\u2063 is a shortage of quality candidates applying to be a \u2064police officer,\u201d said Springfield Police \u2064Department Superintendent Cheryl Clapprood in a statement to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/2023\/08\/22\/thousands-of-massachusetts-police-disciplinary-records-released-by-regulators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has led to individuals who would not have been hired in the past\u200c being disciplined and or \u200bterminated early in their \u2063careers for their off-duty\u2063 behaviors.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately, that trend may continue until the pendulum swings back to where \u2062this is a\u200d highly sought-after profession.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The POST \u200dCommission, \u2064established in 2020 as part \u200dof a criminal \u2062justice reform law, aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-associate-attorney-common-nominee-really-wants-to-eliminate-school-cops\/\" title=\"Biden Associate Attorney Common Nominee REALLY WANTS TO Eliminate School COPS\">enhance public safety<\/a> and foster trust between law enforcement \u2064and the community in \u2062Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>Massachusetts&#8217;s release of officers&#8217; disciplinary records coincides with California governor \u2063Gavin \u2063Newsom&#8217;s proposal in June to restrict access to police misconduct records to \u200caddress a projected $31.5 billion budget deficit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aiming to enhance police accountability, the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission (POST) recently disclosed the disciplinary records of over 2,100 police officers. The publicly accessible database, released on Aug. 22, encompasses complaints ranging from excessive force to criminal misconduct, with entries dating back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2052,"featured_media":2012715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2012714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2052"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2012714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2012715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2012714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2012714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2012714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}