![]() ![]() ![]() The same suit said it would void decades of expectation that disciplinary records are confidential. The time is right for the Legislature to open up police disciplinary records as states like Florida and Alabama have done for years.”Ī lawsuit filed in 2020 by State Troopers Fraternal Association of New Jersey said identifying troopers in such a report would lead to harassment of their families or expose victims of domestic violence. “The public deserves more than vague summaries that tell us little about how those people entrusted with great responsibility have violated the public trust. We now know more about officer misconduct and discipline than we did before the AG’s Directive, but still not nearly enough,” American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Senior Supervising Attorney and Director of Supreme Court Advocacy Alexander Shalom said to New Jersey 101.5. ![]() “The report reveals a disturbingly high level of misconduct and disturbingly low level of transparency. The volume of now-public information is too much for some, who fear retaliation or a breach of assumed privacy for law enforcement - but not enough for civil rights advocates, who say still more details are needed. Though densely worded with law enforcement terminology, the report is the first time that such internal policy violations and offenses have been readily available for private citizens to read. ![]()
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