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Worcester, MA-With public discussion continuing around the idea of a Citizen Advisory Board for the Worcester Police Department, City Manager Eric Batista offered insight into what police accountability could look like through a new Chief’s Advisory Committee and why city leadership views oversight as a multi-layered system rather than a single solution.
Batista described a Chief’s Advisory Committee as one of several tools that can strengthen accountability and transparency within the department. He emphasized that community trust and oversight are best supported through a combination of mechanisms, including body-worn cameras and the Massachusetts POST Commission…