- POST Commission
December 12, 2022 Contact: Cindy Campbell
For Immediate Release Cynthia.a.campbell@mass.gov
Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission Releases Lists of Certified Law Enforcement Officers and Newly Certified Graduates
Boston – Following the first round of recertification of police officers, the POST Commission released today the current list of certified law enforcement officers. The first installment of this public database contains 8,228 recertified officers with last names A-H and 1,094 officers who have graduated from academies since December 1, 2021. The database is available on the POST website: Certified Law Enforcement Officer database and contains 9,322 records from 431 law enforcement agencies. The data is current as of December 9, 2022.
Executive Director Enrique Zuniga commented, “We are pleased to meet another major milestone of our statute. Since its inception, the POST Commission has ensured that we meet statutory obligations and deadlines while focusing on the critical tasks associated with building a new agency. The public can now lookup certified law enforcement officers by name or by law enforcement agency. We anticipate constantly updating this database and releasing additional information on officers going forward.”
The POST Commission was established as part of a 2020 criminal justice reform law to focus on efforts to improve public safety and increase trust between members of law enforcement in the Commonwealth’s communities. The POST Commission is charged with creating a mandatory certification process for police officers, as well as processes for decertification, suspension of certification, or reprimand in the event of certain misconduct.
The summary of certified status records of officers and 2022 graduates can be found here: Certified Law Enforcement Officer database. Users can search for certified officers by law enforcement agency, or by officer name. While the recertification data includes officers with the last name A-H, the new graduate data includes last names A-Z.
The next round of recertification for officers with last names I-P will begin early next year.
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