Presentation by Executive director of post commission and the director of standards
Hosted at the YWCA, Cosponsored by the Worcester NAACP
Key points of the law
Restricts use of force
Requires them to intervene "duty of care"
restricts facial recognition tech
Limits School resource officers
Banned racial profiling
Prohibited sex with people in custody
Restricted use of no-knock warrants
Chokeholds are now clearly longer allowed
MPTC remains the agency that delivers the training but POST commission approves it
They created a mandatory three year certification for every law enforcement officer in the state, and over the past three years have certified twenty two thousand officers in Massachusetts. Departments must report complaints to the POST commission within 2 days, within 14 days they need to initiate an investigation and within 90 days they need to submit results to POST, which actively monitors compliance with those timeframes. Additionally, for some infractions the head of agency may recommend decertification. If it's closed it's available publicly, but they do not publish "not sustained" reports. Reports are deemed "Unfounded, sustained, exonerated, or not sustained"
The POST Commission is responsible for collecting and reviewing complaints related to the following categories:
Discrimination
Excessive force
Serious injury or death
Improper use of a weapon
Unprofessionalism
You can file complaints here
https://policecomplaints.mass.gov/complaint
Or learn about the commission and their processes here
https://www.youtube.com/@mapostcommission
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