New Jersey to identify police officers who commit serious disciplinary violations

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal says law enforcement must divulge the names of police officers who commit serious disciplinary violations, as protests and calls for reform in the wake of George Floyd's death continue around the country.

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Jun 16, 2020, 10:05 AM

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New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal says law enforcement must divulge the names of police officers who commit serious disciplinary violations, as protests and calls for reform in the wake of George Floyd's death continue around the country.

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The state’s top law enforcement official said in a statement Monday the order would apply going forward to all state, county and local law enforcement agencies.

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According to Grewal, agencies must publicly identify officers who were fired, demoted or suspended for more than five days because of a disciplinary violation.

Officers will be notified before the release of their names. The first lists must be published by Dec. 31.

Initially, identities were only released if the officers faced criminal charges, but that's changing for both the future and the past.

The names of troopers disciplined in about 430 cases going back to the year 2000, as well as violations from officers suspended from the state Division of Criminal Justice and the Juvenile Justice Commission, are set to be published next month.

Gov. Phil Murphy says the new directive is a step forward for transparency.

"These cases should not be left as just a passing synopsis in the back of an annual report,” says Gov. Murphy. “They deserve to be seen to be out in the open."

But not everyone is in favor of the new policy. State PBA President Patrick Colligan says it does not treat all officers equally and that he has directed legal counsel for the PBA to review the policy.

The disclosure comes the same month Grewal said he would overhaul guidelines governing how officers use force for the first time in 20 years.

AP wire services helped contribute to this report.