Springfield Police Department

Policies

The City of Springfield, in collaboration with the DOJ Settlement Agreement, has issued new policies in accordance with standards set forth by Massachusetts General Law, the Municipal Police Training CouncilMassachusetts Police Accreditation Commission, and the Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Commission.

SPD Community Engagement Plan 
Annual Community Engagement Report for 2023 
Compliance Evaluator Team Report related to SPD Settlement Agreement (April 2025)

The following Internal Investigation Unit (IIU) policy and manual were finalized and published on May 7, 2024.

The following five policies were finalized and published on February 1, 2023.

Please email any questions or comments related to specific policies to PSU@SpringfieldPolice.net
or use the following form.

You are not required to include your name or email address in the form.

Policy Comments Form

 

The SPD Professional Standards Unit (formerly the Settlement Agreement Implementation Unit) email address is PSU@SpringfieldPolice.net

Board of Police Commissioners page on this website.

Board of Police Commissioners page on the City of Springfield website.