Ciattarelli, Sherrill will have say over broad criminal justice reforms now in place

The police killing of a New Brunswick woman renews focus on accountability and difficult-to-access data

Advocates say recent trends bring more evidence of need for further changes in policing

Some advocates say the plan outlined by AG Matt Platkin falls short of necessary reforms

Officers appear to use force against Black and Hispanic people at greater rate than law enforcement statewide

Advocates say the recent police killing of Najee Seabrooks demonstrates fatal gaps that police department still needs to address

Paterson police killing again forces question of how officers handle people in distress

Recent police-involved shootings fuel outrage, prompt calls for mental health professionals to ride along with police in specific cases

Program that allies police and mental health workers for 911 calls expands

The program is designed to address the relationship between mental health and policing

Complaint was filed with U.S. Department of Homeland Security

The group provides support for residents who want to improve issues in their neighborhood without assigning blame

But as long as decision-makers in police departments remain largely white, activists also say a more inclusive conversation can't take place

Moody’s been police director for three years, but her role will now expand to oversee all operations of the Jersey City Police Department.

By end of next year, all 38,000 officers in New Jersey will have to complete a two-day de-escalation training.

New Jersey is one of five states in America that does not license its police officers. But the state Police Training Commission voted unanimously to ...

For the first time in two decades, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal is revising the use of force policy as part of his “Excellence in Policing” ...

New Jersey's highest-ranking law enforcement official says the recorded killing of George Floyd angers him and sets back law enforcement efforts everywhere.

The state attorney general has launched a separate series of listening sessions across New Jersey and directed police departments to release, upon formal requests, body ...

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.