WRRB: Worcester Overdue for Long Thwarted Police Oversight

Highly anticipated report calls for ‘overdue’ Worcester Police civilian oversight board

Worcester police are long overdue for a civilian oversight board that aims for ultimate transparency and public trust, a highly anticipated report released on Tuesday from the Worcester Regional Research Bureau found. These findings follow a scathing Department of Justice (DOJ) report on the Worcester Police Department released in December 2024. This called out Worcester officers for their use of excessive force, their disproportionate effects o…

WRRB: Worcester Overdue for Long Thwarted Police Oversight

WORCESTER – The Worcester Regional Research Bureau released a report requested by the administration of City Manager Eric Batista that includes a scathing review of Worcester’s history of thwarting independent police oversight and directly recommends the city establish a civilian review board.  The report, “Overdue for Civilian Oversight: A Pathway for Lasting Police Reform,” opens by calling Worcester’s lack of a civilian review board of compar…