Boston police implements a new anti-lying policy.

BPD Commissioner Edward M. Davis’ push for a strict new anti-lying policy for Hub police was hailed by criminologists yesterday as a vital national breakthrough, but community activists were split as to whether the policy would fly.
“He should be applauded for taking this bold step - bold and certainly not popular among the rank and file,” said Northeastern University criminologist James A. Fox, who has worked with the BPD on internal policy through the years. “It makes a strong statement as to zero tolerance for lying.”
Nationally, according to criminal justice experts, no police force has enunciated a policy as strict as the one Davis is proposing. Davis told the Sunday Herald he is finalizing a “bright line” policy that puts cops on notice that lying verbally, in written reports, on the witness stand or in the course of an internal probe is a “one strike and you’re out” firing offense.
Barry Mullen, a Dorchester activist for 20 years, wondered why a fire-the-liars policy has not been enforced all along. “It’s really a no-brainer,” he said. He said civilian review boards are needed so cops do not hew to the “thin blue line.”
“I wouldn’t trust the fact that the police are going to police themselves,” he said. “The brotherhood out there, they’re going to watch out for each other.”

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