Police Accountability
The ACLU of Massachusetts seeks to create police departments that work collaboratively with all of the communities they serve through increased transparency, accountability, and fairness.
For law enforcement to be trusted partners in community safety, they must be held accountable for their actions. After all, we give police extraordinary authority — including the power to use deadly force and to decide who gets stopped, searched, arrested, and funneled into the criminal legal system.
The ACLU has a long history of shining light on police wrongdoing, from racist stop-and-frisk practices to intrusive use of surveillance technology to excessive force. Nobody is above the law!
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