Joined
·
633 Posts
Transit chief vows reforms will make cops more visible
by Doug Hanchett
Thursday, June 5, 2003
Four months after being sworn in, MBTA police Chief Joe Carter will unveil a sweeping new blueprint for his embattled department aimed at streamlining operations and smoothing relations with riders and community leaders.
With the department still wrestling its reputation for mistreating young riders, Carter said the time has come for a top-to-bottom overhaul.
``There's definitely some wide-ranging reform (planned). A transformation, if you will,'' said Carter, who will present the plan to the T's board of directors today.
While keeping details of the plan under wraps, Carter said he will reorganize the department and establish different geographic coverage areas with ``decentralized'' authority.
``Transit/community policing is going to be the operative term, and everything we do will sort of embrace that brand,'' he said. ``We're going to be transit police and I think our users on the systems - particularly in the areas we've branded as problem locations - will see far more visibility than in the past.''
by Doug Hanchett
Thursday, June 5, 2003
Four months after being sworn in, MBTA police Chief Joe Carter will unveil a sweeping new blueprint for his embattled department aimed at streamlining operations and smoothing relations with riders and community leaders.
With the department still wrestling its reputation for mistreating young riders, Carter said the time has come for a top-to-bottom overhaul.
``There's definitely some wide-ranging reform (planned). A transformation, if you will,'' said Carter, who will present the plan to the T's board of directors today.
While keeping details of the plan under wraps, Carter said he will reorganize the department and establish different geographic coverage areas with ``decentralized'' authority.
``Transit/community policing is going to be the operative term, and everything we do will sort of embrace that brand,'' he said. ``We're going to be transit police and I think our users on the systems - particularly in the areas we've branded as problem locations - will see far more visibility than in the past.''