Other municipalities, including Newark, have employed social workers in that role

Alpharetta, Georgia PD holds recruitment event at Hasbrouck Heights High School

Advocates say bringing in social workers is just a start

As of June 1, NJ police departments must equip officers with body-worn cameras

The county said its commitment is ultimately to minimize redundancies and improve the financial health of its municipal partner.

Mayor Ras Baraka was trying to explain the many ways his reorganization of the city's police department will save money and make the force more ...

Lifelong Healthcare is now assured for Sept. 11 first responders and recovery crews. There's relief at Rutgers' World Trade Center Health program clinic over reauthorizing ...

Christie campaigns against " lawlessness in America" while murders spike in Newark. Now he wants the county wide policing that brought crime down in Camden ...

Newark has logged 62 homicides so far this year, which is higher than last year's tally. Since the implementation of a county police model in ...

In the past five years, the city of Trenton has had six police directors. The current police director, Ralph Rivera, Jr., is marking his one ...