Mayor Marty Walsh filed an ordinance with the City Council Thursday to create the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency, which was among the primary recommendations made by the task force.
The report recommends creating an independent Office of Police Accountability and Transparency with subpoena power, expanding BPD’s diversity and inclusion efforts and increasing body-cam usage.
By early 2019, 400 of the 2,100 Boston Police Department officers could be equipped with body cameras, but City officials have not announced an exact date that they would be implemented.
