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Want people to trust the police? Get departments to share their data. | Opinion Posted May 06, 2021 Unfortunately, New Jersey and its approximately 450 municipal police departments do not publicly release timely, easily accessible data needed for transparency, according to David Mazeika, an associate professor at The College of New Jersey, and Wesley S. McCann, a visiting assistant professor at The College of New Jersey. Facebook Share By David Mazeika and Wesley S. McCann Fewer Americans tr...

Data shows racial disparities in five months of Hudson County law enforcement use of force Updated Apr 06, 2021; Posted Apr 06, 2021 Hundreds marched in a protest led by the Black Men United coalition in Jersey City on Monday, June 1, 2020, to stand in solidarity with the Minnesota protesters – who are rallying following George Floyd’s death – and to follow up on the six demands made to the Jersey City Police Department, a response to a chaotic Bostwick Avenue street fight that involved...

4 weeks ago A dashboard that summarizes the data on the site shows most of the incidents took place in a street or at a residence and involved potential mental health or domestic disturbances. The most common type of force applied, according to the site, was the use of a takedown. The site also shows “subject actions that led to use of force,” and indicates that resisting arrest was the top reason for officers’ use of force, followed by “threats” and then “attacks.” The data also ...

In a move state officials say will boost transparency in law enforcement and push New Jersey to the forefront of the police reform movement, the state Attorney Generals Office this morning launched a detailed website that will catalog every use of force by every police officer in the Garden State. The data, which state officials started collecting in October 2020, will allow members of the public, researchers and the media to review the details of each incident. This includes the officer’s n...

NJ attorney general launches public website to track every case in which police use force Replay Video UP NEXT In a move state officials say will boost transparency in law enforcement and push New Jersey to the forefront of the police reform movement, the state Attorney Generals Office on Tuesday launched a detailed website that will catalog every use of force by every police officer in the Garden State. The data, which state officials started collecting in October 2020, will allow members of...

NJ launches searchable site of police use-of-force reports MIKE CATALINI, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jerseys attorney general on Tuesday launched an online database that allows the public to search reports of police use of force from across the states more than 500 police departments. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said in a statement that the new site, which his office says is a beta, or test, version, is part of an ongoing effort to increase police accou...

N.J. releases data showing every time cops hit, tackled or shot suspects on groundbreaking new website Updated 12:02 PM; Twitter Share New Jersey authorities on Tuesday unveiled a trove of data on every use of physical force by officers statewide, providing a level of detail law enforcement leaders said isn’t available anywhere else in the country. The interactive portal shows every time cops hit, tackled or shot suspects in recent months, and the data is both viewable online and downloadabl...

New Jersey launches searchable site of police use-of-force reports Published  New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal (NJ OAG) TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey’s attorney general has launched an online database that allows the public to search reports of police use of force from across the state’s more than 500 police departments. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said Tuesday in a statement that the new site, which his office says is a beta, or test, version, is part of an ongoing effort to inc...