Massachusetts should make it easier to access police records

Howard is quoted in this article: Gov. Baker’s reform bill would make it easier to access police records. A new emergency bill would make changes to the Massachusetts Public Records Law by requiring more police records to be made public. Keeping track of police disciplinary records is important way to promote police accountability, identify problem officers, and recognize patterns of abuse. Howard points out that in order to better identify these patterns, the state should keep track of all complaints made against police, even the ones that don’t result in discipline or reprimand.