MET faculty provide insight
Professor Tom Nolan was quoted extensively in the front page Sunday Boston Globe article on police infractions.”The commissioner is in the very unenviable and delicate position of having to satisfy the community and assure them that he takes allegations of wrongdoing very seriously, while at the same time assuring the rank-and-file officer that he will treat them equitably and even handedly,” Nolan said, adding that Davis “is walking a tightrope, to an extent.”
“There has always been that sentiment that the deck has been rigged,” said Nolan, who once was vice president of the Boston Police Superior Officers Federation, which represents sergeants, lieutenants, and captains.
He said police officers can appeal the decisions of the disciplinary hearing officer, “but there is a sense that there is a foregone conclusion.
“It’s a fair question to ask the commissioner if at some point, he might not consider replacing the model that exists and lacks credibility among the rank and file for very good reasons,” Nolan said.
MET Gastronomy program’s Elizabeth Navisky wrote the article, “New gastropubs offer a little something extra,” for the Boston Globe.