New Report by PHRGE Facilitates Police-Related Advocacy on Human Rights Issues
08.26.24 — Northeastern Law’s Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE) has released a new report, “Accessing Municipal Police Policies in Massachusetts Using Public Records Requests.” The report, co-authored by Andra Lehotay de León’ 23, Nora Doherty, ‘24 Julia Tempesta ‘24 and Elizabeth Ennen ’08, director of PHRGE, provides guidance on obtaining policy documents from Massachusetts police departments. The goal of the report is to facilitate police-related advocacy and research on a wide range of human rights issues, including immigrants’ rights and racial justice.
“Public access to Massachusetts police policies is important for advocates working on a wide range of human rights issues,” said Ennen. “Our experience suggests that while public records requests are an effective means of accessing these police policies, the steps involved can be challenging. Our hope is that this report will facilitate advocacy on issues such as immigrants’ rights and racial justice.”
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