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The commission shall annually report to the general court, the governor and the attorney general concerning: (1) all officer-involved injuries or deaths that occurred during the preceding fiscal year, including: (i) the total number of officer-involved injuries or deaths; (ii) the number of officer-involved injuries or deaths reported by each agency; and (iii) any operational, policy, regulatory or legislative recommendations to reduce the number and seriousness of officer-involved injuries or deaths; (2) all officers who were decertified during the preceding fiscal year, including: (i) the total number of officers who were decertified; (ii) the reasons for revocation of the certificate and the frequency of each reason; (iii) the average number of complaints an officer who was decertified received over the course of their tenure as an officer and on a per annum basis; (iv) the frequency with which said complaints alleged bias on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, mental or physical disability, immigration status or socioeconomic or professional level; (v) the frequency with which said complaints alleged use of excessive or prohibited force or officer-involved injuries or deaths; (vi) the frequency with which an officer who was decertified failed to meet training requirements established by the commission and their appointing agency; and (vii) the frequency with which an officer who was decertified was subject to discipline, including, but not limited to, retraining or suspension, by the commission and their appointing agency prior to decertification; (3) all suspensions that occurred during the preceding fiscal year, including: (i) the total number of suspensions; (ii) the reasons for suspensions of the certificate and the frequency of each reason; (iii) the average number of complaints an officer who was suspended received over the course of their tenure as an officer and on a per annum basis; (iv) the frequency with which said complaints alleged bias on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, mental or physical disability, immigration status or socioeconomic or professional level; (v) the frequency with which said complaints alleged use of excessive or prohibited force or officer-involved injuries or deaths; (vi) the frequency with which an officer who was suspended failed to meet training requirements established by the commission and their appointing agency; and (vii) the frequency with which an officer who was suspended was subject to discipline, including, but not limited to, retraining or previous suspension, by the commission and their appointing agency prior to suspension; (4) all retraining orders imposed by the commission that occurred during the preceding fiscal year, including: (i) the total number of retraining orders, by type of retraining ordered; (ii) the reasons for retraining and the frequency of each reason, by type of retraining ordered; (iii) the average number of complaints an officer who was subject to a retraining order, by type of retraining ordered, received over the course of their tenure as an officer and on a per annum basis; (iv) the frequency with which said complaints alleged bias on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, mental or physical disability, immigration status or socioeconomic or professional level, by type of retraining ordered; (v) the frequency with which said complaints alleged use of excessive or prohibited force or officer-involved injuries or deaths, by type of retraining; (vi) the frequency with which an officer who was subject to a retraining order, by type of retraining ordered, failed to meet training requirements established by the commission and their appointing agency; and (vii) the frequency with which an officer who was subject to a retraining order was previously subject to discipline, by type of retraining ordered, including, but not limited to, retraining or suspension, by the commission and their appointing agency; (5) the total number of injuries or deaths of police officers; and (6) any other action the commission has taken. The commission shall make such further reports on matters within its jurisdiction as necessary.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Massachusetts General Laws Part I. Administration of the Government (Ch. 1-182) Ch. 6E, § 16 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ma/part-i-administration-of-the-government-ch-1-182/ma-gen-laws-ch-6e-sect-16/
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