Use-of-force database established by New Jersey attorney general
New Jersey is implementing new use-of-force policies for all 38,000 state, county, and local law enforcement officers in the state, the state attorney general’s office said Monday.
"Our goal is to equip every officer with the tools to avoid or minimize use of force when it can be safely done, and to create a culture where officers intervene, as required, if their fellow officers engage in improper conduct," said Thomas Eicher, director of the New Jersey Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA), the agency within the attorney general’s office in charge of overseeing corruption and misconduct in the criminal justice system.
This new policies comes after protests demanding police reforms erupted around the country last summer in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
The office is also establishing a use-of-force database to be used for analysis, as well as requiring two days of use-of-force training for all New Jersey law enforcement officers, according to a news release.
The new policies also include a prohibition on officers firing at vehicles and a stricter vehicle-pursuit policy.
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