Civil Rights Lawyers Say No to Increasing Law Enforcement Officers to Address Public Safety Concerns
Civil Rights Lawyers Say No to Increasing Law Enforcement Officers to Address Public Safety Concerns May 25th, 2022 Today marks the two-year anniversary since the murder of George Floyd and subsequent community demands for police accountability across the nation and here in New Jersey. But legislation introduced in the wake of Floyd’s murder has yet to move forward in New Jersey. It is within that context that earlier this week, members of the New Jersey Assembly introduced legislation that would require some municipalities, based on population size and crime rates, to hire additional law enforcement officers based on a formula