Don't handcuff Boston's police commissioner

By Boston Municipal Research Bureau

Subjects: History, Police Commissioners, Professional ethics, Police, Police Commissioner

Description: ...explains reasons why the Governor's veto of S 1894 should not be overturned by the Legislature; purpose of S 1894 is to restict managerial rights of the Boston Police Commissioner; describes impact of S 1894, history of the bill, relevant legislative history, how Commissioner's managerial rights have been utilized and the unintended consequence of the bill...