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Other committee members and a spokeswoman for the city managerâ????s office could not be reached for comment...
While the recommendations of Cambridge Review Committeeâ????a group of 12 members hailing from various distinguished backgroundsâ????are unknown, the March progress report issued by the committee said that it has â????focused on topics such as police authority, conflict intervention, the role of the community to work with their neighbors and the police to ensure their own public safety, as well as strengthening a sense of trust between law enforcement and the residents of Cambridge.â???...
...progress report made no explicit mention of addressing racial bias, an accusation lobbed at the CPD in the aftermath of Gates' arrest. Kosko said that addressing racial prejudice was not â????one of the issues the committee was charged withâ???? but added that it was a "byproduct of the response to the incident.â???...
...those arrested for disorderly conduct mirrored the racial composition of Cambridge, The Boston Globe reported today. The CPD also released the summary of an analysis it conducted with regard to disorderly conduct arrests, which said that black and white offenders faced similar arrest rates regardless of the arresting officerâ????s race...
Returning from China last July, Gates was arrested for disorderly conduct at his home when passer-by Lucia Whalen called police to report a possible break-in. A police report said that Gates was exhibiting â????tumultuous behaviorâ???? and accusing the police officer, Sgt. James Crowley, of prejudice, while an account of the events written on behalf of Gates in the African-American culture magazine â????The Rootâ???? said he was arrested after following Crowley outside and asking for his name and badge number...