Before she leaves her post as State Attorney General, Paula Dow is facing some criticism on the new reporting forms she rolled out to reportedly improve accountability among police internal affairs units. The problem, say many, is that the forms don’t require departments to note how many investigations are open at the close of the year. For others, despite this minor oversight, the reports are a step in the right direction. [Read More...]

By now we’ve all heard of the Innocence Project, the organization that works to free those who were wrongly convicted using DNA evidence. But DNA evidence isn’t available in all criminal cases. As a matter of fact, it’s not available in most criminal cases. One program, out of Seton Hall University Law School is working on all of the other cases, those in which the convicted maintains their innocence but where there is no DNA evidence available. [Read More...]

Last Friday night began a campaign by Trenton police officers to “Send a Message” to criminals and would-be criminals alike. The message—that officer layoffs doesn’t detract from the departments commitment to violent crime enforcement. [Read More...]

Acting Police Director Samuel DeMaio says things are “headed in the right direction” despite a 40% rise in gun violence this year. He is confident his new “Safe City” campaign will ultimately have a positive effect and points to a recent downward trend as evidence. [Read More...]

The New Jersey chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) conducted a three year investigation into the statewide use of confidential informants in criminal cases. According to the Associated Press, what they found was somewhat disturbing. [Read More...]

The New Jersey state Supreme Court ruled this past week that police officers cannot destroy notes taken throughout the course of an investigation, even after completing an official report. The reason is so that attorneys can have access to the initial observations of officers for use in the defense of their clients when accused of a crime. [Read More...]