Report of the Boston police department management review committee submitted to

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...identifies substantial problems in the leadership and management of the Boston Police Department and recommends major changes including the appointment of a new commissioner; discusses the organization of the department and personnel issues, deficiencies in the department's strategic planning and research capabilities, supervision and supervisory training, lack of written guidelines, procedures and policies and a weak performance appraisal system; also assesses the department's training programs and physical plant and equipment conditions at the Police Academy; explores other issues such as recruitment, automation of information systems, complaint procedures and handling of complaints by the Internal Affairs Division, police misconduct and use of deadly force; statistics include number of homicides and gun assaults 1981 to 1991, distribution of requests for assistance by type of complaint, race of complainant in allegations involving misconduct and police area from which complaint originated, estimated number of patrols per day and number of patrol supervisors by police area; lists status or disposition of several complaints filed between 1980 and 1990...