Most New Jersey citizens trust their local and state police to protect them. While the vast majority of officers strive to serve their communities from dangerous criminals, some police may cross a line during interrogations. When this happens, victims of police...
Since 2000, at least 540 people in New Jersey have died during an encounter with the police. Researchers found that 500 of these incidents occurred with officers on duty and 40 happened with off-duty officers. Nationally, estimates indicate that at least 30,000 people...
For the most part, law enforcement does an adequate job in preventing, investigating and deterring criminal activities. However, all human beings are capable of error, dishonesty and corruption, with law enforcement being no exception. In carrying out their duties,...
The state of New Jersey’s attorney general’s office made an unprecedentedly bold move recently when they published the names of more than 200 police officers that were punished for misconduct in the second half of 2020. This broke from a long-held New Jersey tradition...
Have you been in a situation where you believed an officer may have used excessive force? Do you understand what levels of force are considered acceptable?Excessive police force is presumed when an officer applies physical force greater than what needs to be used...