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GARDEN VARIETY<br />
l a w e n f o r c e m e n t<br />
LICENSING THE POLICE<br />
They must now pass periodic professional and<br />
psychological training classes every three years.<br />
PHOTOGRAPH: COURTESY OF EDWIN J. TORRES/NJ GOVERNOR’S OFFICE<br />
new jersey became the 47 th<br />
state to establish a police licensure<br />
program when Governor<br />
Phil Murphy signed bill S2742/<br />
A4194 into law in July <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
The new legislation, allocating<br />
$6 million for the program,<br />
requires all law enforcement<br />
officers to hold a current,<br />
valid license issued by the<br />
Police Training Commission<br />
(PTC) in order to become and<br />
remain employed anywhere in<br />
the state. To obtain a license,<br />
which must be renewed every<br />
three years, officers must pass<br />
training courses and psychological<br />
evaluations and adhere<br />
to uniform, statewide, professional<br />
standards.<br />
“Officers holding these<br />
licenses will be proven professionals<br />
who fulfill their duties<br />
with honesty and integrity,<br />
helping law enforcement<br />
strengthen and rebuild the<br />
bonds of trust between police<br />
and residents,” says Murphy.<br />
The new law also grants the<br />
PTC the authority to remove<br />
the license of any officer<br />
who violates professional<br />
standards, including being<br />
convicted of any crime or act<br />
of domestic violence, having<br />
two or more DUI offenses, and<br />
supporting violence, hatred,<br />
discrimination or bias against<br />
POLICING<br />
Governor<br />
Murphy signs<br />
legislation on<br />
licensing.<br />
any race, creed, sexual orientation<br />
or anything else protected<br />
by the federal law against<br />
discrimination.<br />
“The bill, while it is progress,<br />
is not as strong as it could<br />
or should be,” says Racquel<br />
Romans-Henry from the<br />
Trenton-based advocacy group<br />
Salvation and Social Justice.<br />
“We were looking for there to<br />
be an addition of some group<br />
that represents communities<br />
most impacted by policing,”<br />
says Yannick Wood from the<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> Institute for Social<br />
Justice. His organization also<br />
calls for the creation of a<br />
public, national, governmentowned<br />
database of licensing<br />
decisions and civilian review<br />
boards for complaints of police<br />
misconduct.<br />
—Amanda Staab<br />
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SEPTEMBER <strong>2022</strong> NEW JERSEY MONTHLY 21
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