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N.J. State Police’s toxic culture is a failure of leadership (cont.) | Editorial
Star-Ledger Editorial Board | September 30, 2024 Rev. Charles Boyer on integrating NJ State Police, NJ’s top headlines | Reporters...
Sep 30, 2024


NJ State Police reforms: Will it make a lasting difference? | Reporters Roundtable
NJ Spotlight News | September 28, 2024 On Reporters Roundtable, David Cruz talks with Rev. Charles Boyer, founder and director of...
Sep 28, 2024


Rev. Charles Boyer on integrating NJ State Police, NJ’s top headlines | Reporters Roundtable
NJ Spotlight News | September 27, 2024 On Reporters Roundtable, David Cruz looks at the findings of the New Jersey attorney general’s...
Sep 27, 2024


Fallout continues over report on Clark police
NJ Spotlight News Nov 22, 2023 Social justice advocates say they're not surprised by the state attorney general's report concerning a...
Nov 22, 2023


What will feds investigating N.J. police force find? Depends on who you ask.
By Kevin Shea | For NJ.com On the morning of Oct. 17, Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora and city Police Director Steve Wilson were summoned...
Nov 14, 2023

SandSJ Responds to DOJ Announcement on Investigation of the Trenton Police Department
For Press Inquiries, Please Contact Richelle Terese Richelle@sandsj.org In response to the Department of Justice’s announcement today...
Oct 17, 2023


Activists renew calls for change after police kill Jersey City man
By : SOPHIE NIETO-MUNOZ Police shot and killed Andrew Jerome Washington on Sunday in Jersey City, leading to calls for more help from...
Aug 30, 2023


New office aims to reduce police involvement in mental health crises
Bobby Brier, Mental Health Writer | July 20, 2023 | Law & Public Safety Paterson police killing and department takeover spur attorney...
Jul 20, 2023

The Brian Lehrer Show-July 17, 2023
Coming up on today's show: Richard Haass, American diplomat, former longtime president of the Council on Foreign Relations (now president...
Jul 18, 2023


New Jersey Police Disproportionately Stop Minorities, Study Finds
The study of more than 6 million cases found that 46 percent of traffic stops were of Black or Hispanic motorists, far more than their...
Jul 13, 2023


Faith leaders want community-led solutions, not police-led responses
By Rev. Timothy Adkins-Jones, Rev.Weldon McWilliams IV, Rev. John Taylor Three faith leaders say the state’s most vulnerable communities...
May 30, 2023


NJ’s attorney general confronts gun violence, corruption, police reform — and a paradox
By Nancy Solomon New Jersey State Attorney General Matt Platkin is faced with a paradox: He says his top priority is helping local police...
May 15, 2023


‘Contactless policing’ — NJ Proposal Calls For Fewer Traffic Stops
By Dino Flammia Do you really need to be pulled over for that busted taillight? Citing a "disproportionate targeting" of Black drivers,...
Apr 18, 2023


Cries for civilian review boards grow louder in N.J. following Najee Seabrooks’ killing
A bill allowing cities to create civilian review boards with subpoena power has stalled in the Legislature. By Tennyson Donyéa March 22,...
Mar 22, 2023


NJ march protests cop killing of Najee Seabrooks
By Joanne Kuniansky PATERSON, N.J. — Hundreds took part in a vigil, march and rally outside City Hall here March 7 protesting the police...
Mar 20, 2023


Paterson killing shows our communities continue to be overpoliced and under-resourced
By Rev. Dr. Charles F. Boyer Without transformational changes, Najee Seabrooks' name will not be the last on the lips of advocates and...
Mar 13, 2023


From Paterson’s bloody streets, a plea for federal help to tame police
By Tom Moran | Star-Ledger Editorial Board The family of Najee Seabrooks, killed by Paterson police, share their grief during a rally at...
Mar 13, 2023


At vigil for man killed by Paterson police, calls for federal intervention
David Cruz, Senior Political Correspondent/Anchor | March 8, 2023 | Law & Public Safety, Social Najee Seabrooks was fatally shot in a...
Mar 9, 2023


Najee Seabrooks rally draws more than 250 after fatal police-involved shooting in Paterson
By Joe Malinconico Tue, March 7, 2023 at 10:55 PM EST PATERSON — With a vigil, a rally and a march, more than 250 protesters expressed...
Mar 9, 2023


Paterson cops turn down help, then shoot a man dead. Why?
By Tom Moran | Star-Ledger Editorial Board Najee Seabrooks, 31, of Paterson How long will the citizens of Paterson be forced to endure...
Mar 8, 2023
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