The ACFR Dashboard (Part 5): The True Cost of School Security
Up to this point in our series we took a hard look at using the ACFR to determine the trajectory...
Beyond the Cameras: AI, Police Access, and the BHPSNJ Referendum
Security Theatre in NJ is running rampant as Police Departments and Security firms are chewing into school budgets for highly...
Why Local Oversight Matters Following the State’s Scathing Pension Report
A new report from the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) raises concerns that serious misconduct by police...
Know Your Rights: ICE and Law Enforcement in New Jersey
Regardless of your immigration status, you have important protections under the US Constitution and NJ law in your encounters with...
What We Covered in 2025 Part 5: Public Safety, Policing, and Institutional Risk
Three articles connected to police bureaucracy and the risks connected to failures of oversight and training, along with a response...
What We Covered in 2025 Part 4: Transparency, Public Records and Oversight
After all these years, we’re still seeking answers to the same question – when residents ask for information or demand...
The Justice System
The ninth article in an ongoing series intended to help NJ residents, especially students, understand their local and state government....
From ‘Street Cop’ to State Oversight- NJ Launches Centralized Police Training Institute
Starting January 1, 2026, a new directive from the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office will overhaul professional development for police...
Loretta Rivers: ‘We must not allow silence to be the response to tragedy.’
Following our Deadly Discretion report on the killing of 68 year old Deborah McCalla Terrell, NJ21st invited community members and...
Deadly Discretion: What New Jersey’s Use-of-Force Reforms Still Leave Unanswered
Earlier this month the New Brunswick police were called to a senior apartment building after getting calls about a woman...