This bill which makes many changes becomes effective on 7/1/2021. It establishes a Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission (POST) with subpoena power and investigative power, establishes limits on police use of force including a ban on chokeholds, requiring de-escalation before use of force, requires officers intervene and/or report use of unreasonable force by fellow officers, limits no-knock warrants and bans racial profiling. The bill also creates two new criminal offenses: overtime fraud and law enforcement officials having sex with people in their custody. In addition, it creates four permanent commissions and seven temporary commissions.
Join the faculty as we look at the bill and what to expect when it becomes effective.
Join the faculty as we look at the bill and what to expect when it becomes effective.
Course Content
2:00 pm - 2:25 pmIntroduction to the Panel and the Police Reform Bill
Howard Friedman, Esq.,
Law Offices of Howard Friedman P.C., Brookline
William N. Brownsberger, Esq.,
Senate Chair, Joint Committee on the Judiciary, Boston
2:25 pm - 2:45 pm
Police Administrator Perspective on the New Police Reform Bill
Brian A. Kyes, Esq.,
Chelsea, City of/Police Department, Chelsea
2:45 pm - 3:07 pm
Police Officer Perspective on the New Police Reform Bill & Impact
Andrew J. Gambaccini, Esq.,
Reardon, Joyce & Akerson, PC, Worcester
3:07 pm - 3:27 pm
'1st Look' at Police Reform Legislation: The Changes from the Reform & What Remains to be Done
Hon. Geraldine S. Hines,
Supreme Judicial Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Ret.), Boston
3:27 pm - 3:55 pm
'1st Look' at Police Reform Legislation: 'Ask the Experts' Q&A
Panel
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Speakers
ChairHoward Friedman, Esq.,
Law Offices of Howard Friedman P.C., Brookline
Faculty
William N. Brownsberger, Esq.,
Senate Chair, Joint Committee on the Judiciary, Boston
Andrew J. Gambaccini, Esq.,
Reardon, Joyce & Akerson, PC, Worcester
Hon. Geraldine S. Hines,
Supreme Judicial Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Ret.), Boston
Brian A. Kyes, Esq.,
Chelsea, City of/Police Department, Chelsea
