AG Grewal and Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae to Host Community Listening Session on Police Use of Force and Officer-Involved Shooting Investigations

January 23rd event will be first in series of community forums across NJ to address AG’s “Use of Force Project” to enhance monitoring/transparency of use-of-force data; forum will also address existing policies ensuring independent investigations of police shootings
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WHAT:

Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae will host a community meeting to discuss the AG’s “Use of Force Project” and related issues. The Attorney General’s Office is spearheading a collaborative project in which New Jersey law enforcement leaders are designing a new system to obtain police use-of-force data and ensure meaningful monitoring and transparency of such data. The community forum also will address the AG’s Independent Prosecutor Directive – which ensures independent investigations of officer-involved shootings – as well as police training programs related to cultural diversity and implicit bias. Community leaders, advocates and stakeholders are invited to attend the forum, which will include a listening session when AG Grewal, Prosecutor Webb-McRae, and other law enforcement leaders will hear from the community about these important initiatives and issues.

WHEN: Wednesday, January 23, 2019, 6:00 p.m.

WHO:

Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal
Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae
Director Veronica Allende, Division of Criminal Justice
Director Thomas Eicher, Office of Public Integrity and Accountability
Additional Law Enforcement and Community Leaders
WHERE: Bridgeton, N.J. [Specific location to be announced later.]

PRESS: Open

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