Community Leaders Express Concerns Regarding Police Training

On August 5, community leaders expressed concerns regarding the Boston police unions’ demands for more guns and armor. As our executive director, Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal, discussed with the Boston Herald:

“Instead of focusing on essentially the militarization of police, what we should be focusing on is training — training to de-escalate encounters and incidents and training to better understand the communities that the police officers patrol and serve,” Espinoza-Madrigal said.