Three articles connected to police bureaucracy and the risks connected to failures of oversight and training, along with a response to these issues, are part of our top 30 set for 2025. Articles span from policing standards to training to continued public concerns about a growing, well-funded, and well protected police apparatus that is making its way into almost every crevice of day to day life.
From “Street Cop” to State Oversight: NJ Launches Centralized Police Training Institute
We start with New Jersey’s decision to establish a centralized, state-run police training institute, which came about after an OSC investigation raised serious questions about private police training whose costs were covered by tax dollars – which brings us to our next article…
We took a look at the Union County municipalities that sent police officers to a trainings that pushed unconstitutional tactics . It identifies participating towns, summarizes prior warnings and findings related to the training.
Loretta Rivers: “We Must Not Allow Silence to Be the Response to Tragedy.”
2025 NJ Assembly Candidate Loretta Rivers calls for change following another tragedy connected to the death of a Senior at the hands of police and asks some tough questions about why programs that could support more humane and competent police intervention remain unfunded in New Brunswick.
Catch up on the full year-end series
All parts of the series are collected in one place, with links to the reporting referenced in each installment.
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