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New NJ rule: Police force has to be an absolute last resort Published: December 21, 2020 New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal attends the swearing in ceremony of Acting Prosecutor Lyndsay Ruotolo at the Union County Courthouse in Elizabeth, N.J. on Thursday, July 18, 2019. (Office of the Attorney General / Tim Larsen) New Jersey is updating its “use of force” policy for the first time in two decades to put strict limits on how police interact with civilians. Police officers will be prohibited from all forms of physical force against civilians, except as a last resort after de-escalat...

New Jersey police officers will be barred from using physical or deadly force against civilians except as a last resort and must intervene if they see another officer going too far, according to sweeping new changes to the state's policy on when police can use force. New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said Monday that his office's yearlong effort to overhaul the state's 20-year-old policies was meant to protect citizens, build community trust and reframe the way officers approach exchanges with the public.  "We're going to preserve the sanctity of human life, we're going to prese...