Law and disorder: Police oversight and training confront a changing landscape

Does Worcester’s mayor support a police oversight board? It’s complicated

Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty is reserving judgment on whether he supports a civilian review board that would provide more oversight into the Worcester Police Department (WPD).

North Side Police Oversight Group Raises Alarm As Funding For Mental Health Response Team Dries Up

LINCOLN SQUARE — The city’s new mental health initiative is facing a fiscal cliff at the end of the year as federal COVID funds run out. But a group of police district council members say city public safety money should be reallocated to save the program.The city’s police district councils are new elected civilian oversight boards created after years of community organizing. The inaugural council members assumed office in 2023 and are elected to…

Law and disorder: Police oversight and training confront a changing landscape

David Dee Delgado // Getty Images Law and disorder: Police oversight and training confront a changing landscape A community in Alabama may soon be forced to close its local police department. At the end of February, a grand jury recommended disbanding the Hanceville Police Department, concluding that it “recently operated as more of a criminal enterprise than a law enforcement agency.” City officials have said they are considering the recommenda…

Law and disorder: Police oversight and training confront a changing landscape – Branson Tri-Lakes news - Corruption By Cops

Law and disorder: Police oversight and training confront a changing landscape  Branson Tri-Lakes news Source link The post Law and disorder: Police oversight and training confront a changing landscape – Branson Tri-Lakes news first appeared on Corruption By Cops.