NEWARK, NJ — It didn’t fix everything – but it made a big impact on Newark. That’s a local advocacy group’s analysis of a decade-long campaign to reform the police department of New Jersey’s largest city.
Earlier this week, the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice (NJISJ) released a report that takes a look at a landmark agreement between the federal government and Newark. View the full report here.
In 2016, federal authorities and the City of Newark reached a settlement involving longstanding allegations that the Newark Police Department “eroded public confidence” by unconstitutionally harassing minority residents, particularly African-Americans.