(AP Photo/Steve Luciano)Bill requires regular exam by state AG. Advocates say it’s a ‘step in the right direction’
(AP Photo/Steve Luciano)Bill requires regular exam by state AG. Advocates say it’s a ‘step in the right direction’
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)Where to search for information about police shootings and what it tells us
(Taylor Jung/NJ Spotlight News; Courtesy of Paterson Healing Collective)The Assembly is set to vote Thursday on a bill that would dictate when police officers can use deadly force

(Screengrab from video; OAG)Advocates point to report saying Paterson man ‘lunged’ at police before they shot and killed him
(Taylor Jung/NJ Spotlight News)A video circulating in the community appears to show a police officer striking their knee on a person’s head
(AP Photo/John Minchillo)Pilot program aimed at minimizing police use of force on people in mental health crises continues to expand, shows promise

Peter Harvey says officers should be required to hold a license for policing

Sam DeMaio, who left Newark’s police department to lead Bloomfield’s department in 2014, ordered dramatic changes to how the force handled use of force reports.

A 16-month long investigation by NJ Advance Media compiled five years of use of force reports in New Jersey.