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City Council adopts resolution pressing police to update body-camera release protocols
Summary
After extended debate over due process and oversight, the Council voted to ask the Boston Police Department to revise rules for timely access to body- and dash-camera footage by oversight entities following shootings, mass events and major incidents.
The Boston City Council on March 31 adopted a resolution calling on the Boston Police Department to update its protocols for releasing body-worn and dashboard camera footage to oversight entities after officer-involved shootings, mass shootings and major events.
Councilor Culpeper, the lead sponsor, said the action was intended to strengthen transparency and public trust while respecting ongoing investigations and due process. "These are the questions that must be…
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