This document, which was obtained by making a public records request, lists the number of formal complaints made against each Massachusetts state trooper from October 2010 until near the end of September 2014, covering approximately four years of data.
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Data on complaints against Massachusetts state troopers
This document, which was obtained by making a public records request, lists the number of formal complaints made against each Massachusetts state trooper from October 2010 until near the end of September 2014, covering approximately four years of data.
This document, which was obtained by making a public records request, lists the number of formal complaints made against each Massachusetts state trooper from October 2010 until near the end of September 2014, covering approximately four years of data.
Department of State Police Office of the Chief Legal Counsel 470 Worcester Road Framingham, Massachusetts 01702
Sept ember 25, 2014 VIA EMAIL ONLY Mr . Andr ew Quemer e P. O. Box 5171 Fr ami ngham, MA 01701
Re: Records Request
Dear Mr . Quemer e:
The Massachuset t s Depar t ment of St at e Pol i ce ( Depar t ment ) has r ecei ved and r evi ewed your r equest f or a list of Massachusetts state troopers and the number of complaints that have been filed against them. I n a J une 4, 2014 emai l t o t he Depar t ment , you f ur t her cl ar i f i ed your r equest t o i ncl ude onl y information about all currently employed state troopers. The Depar t ment consi der s your r equest as a submi ssi on pur suant t o G. L. c. 66, 10, t he Massachuset t s Publ i c Recor ds Law. Encl osed you wi l l f i nd r ecor ds r esponsi ve t o your r equest .
Pl ease not e t hat based on i nf or mat i on t hi s of f i ce has r ecei ved f r omt he Depar t ment s Di vi si on of St andar ds and Tr ai ni ng, t he r ecor ds bei ng pr ovi ded wer e pr oduced by t he oper at i onal sof t war e cur r ent l y used by t he Depar t ment s Di vi si on of St andar ds and Tr ai ni ng. The computation of statistical data pertaining to your records request accurately reflects all data collected since the implementation of the current software application, which was on or about October 1, 2010.
The l egacy dat a, or dat a t hat exi st ed pr i or t o t he i mpl ement at i on of t he Depar t ment s cur r ent sof t war e, i s i ndet er mi nat e f or st at i st i cal pur poses. Meani ng, whi l e t he l egacy dat a has been ent er ed i nt o t he Depar t ment s cur r ent oper at i onal sof t war e, t hi s dat a i s not cat al oged i n a manner t hat f act or s i nt o t he st at i st i cal al gor i t hmused t o pr oduce t he at t ached r ecor ds. As such, i t cannot be easi l y di f f er ent i at ed f or t he pur pose of aggr egat i ng compl ai nt dat a. Col l ect i on of dat a pr i or t o t he i mpl ement at i on of t he cur r ent l y used sof t war e woul d r equi r e an ext ensi ve and t i me- consumi ng at t empt t o l ocat e and hand- sear ch any ar chi ved r ecor ds t hat mi ght be avai l abl e. Ther ef or e, as i t wi l l r equi r e addi t i onal Depar t ment r esour ces t o pr oduce such r ecor ds, i f you wi sh t o r ecei ve a cost est i mat e f or t he cost s associ at ed wi t h t hi s addi t i onal col l ect i on of l egacy dat a,
DEVAL L. PATRICK GOVERNOR
ANDREA J. CABRAL SECRETARY
COLONEL TIMOTHY P. ALBEN SUPERINTENDENT Mr. A. Quemere September 25, 2014 Page 2
Excellence In Service Through Quality Policing pl ease f or war d your r equest t o t he Depar t ment f or pr ocessi ng. Fi nal l y, i f you obj ect t o t he Depar t ment s r esponse t o your r equest , you may appeal t he Depar t ment s r esponse t o t he f ol l owi ng of f i ce:
Super vi sor of Publ i c Recor ds Of f i ce of t he Secr et ar y of t he Commonweal t h Publ i c Recor ds Di vi si on One Ashbur t on Pl ace, 17 t h Fl oor Bost on, MA 01208
Your at t ent i on t o t hi s mat t er i s appr eci at ed.
Si ncer el y,
Gl enn M. Rooney St af f Counsel Massachuset t s St at e Pol i ce ( 508) 820- 2391
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