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Police department diversity lags badly across Mid-Atlantic region, when you can get data The killing of George Floyd seared in our mind the picture of a white cop kneeling on a Black man's neck. We check the racial breakdown of police departments. Frank Scandale, USA Today Network Published 2:36 am UTC May. 20, 2021 Since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, the image of a white police officer kneeling on a Black man’s neck drew into the spotlight the question of diversity in police departments around the country.   An investigation by the USA Today Network’s...

Credit: (Pool photo: Ed Murray/NJ Advance Media) Gov. Phil Murphy, seen here delivering State of the State address, has balked at move to extend relief to those convicted of official misconduct. The New Jersey Senate went back to square one Tuesday in an effort to eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for all nonviolent crimes, most importantly drug offenses, 15 months after a state commission recommended the change. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7-0 and with little fanfare to advance S-3456, amid calls by activists for lawmakers to end mandatory minimum sentences. The New Jersey Crimi...

Latest bid to complete pot legalization drops fines for minors TRENTON — A "cleanup" bill meant to address concerns voiced by Gov. Phil Murphy that have held up enactment of legislation legalizing and decriminalizing marijuana is due for votes Tuesday and Thursday – though for now it, too, is still being cleaned up. Two-thirds of voters in November approved a constitutional amendment legalizing adult-use marijuana, effective Jan. 1, but the accompanying enabling legislation that is required still hasn’t been enacted, though it was passed in December. Murphy wants specific provisions add...

THE INITIATIVE Partners with Police Chiefs & Community Based Organizations to Launch Groundbreaking Community Policing Technology CENTRAL™ is a new tool that measures the effectiveness of community-oriented policing to build trust between communities and police forces News provided by Share this article THE INITIATIVE: Advancing the Blue and Black Partnership (" THE INITIATIVE"), an organization devoted to systemic change, has partnered with progressive Police Chiefs and Community Based Organizations to launch "CENTRAL," a new technology platform designed to give police agencies the ability...