Strangulation, humiliation, and fear: A look at the alleged hazing at the Mass. court officer...

A report from an independent probe of the Massachusetts Trial Court Officer Academy found recruits were allegedly subjected to a number of abusive practices, including being assaulted and belittled by instructors, that created a “culture of fear” in the institution.

The review, which launched last year and concluded last month, details that the Chicopee academy’s decision to create a “paramilitary” training model in 2014 was “flawed and ill-advised” and failed to include the necessary controls and protocols for proper management.

They're bailiffs not Navy SEALs.