NJ A4241

Police Training Commission must add a mandatory police misconduct training course to the basic training curriculum for all law enforcement officers in New Jersey

The course covers real-life case studies of police brutality incidents, including the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner, and Maurice Gordon (killed in New Jersey), analyzing how these tragedies could have been avoided

Curriculum topics include officers' duty to intervene against misconduct by fellow officers, understanding bias in policing, policing in the smartphone era, and preparing for civil unrest following misconduct incidents

Instructors must hold an advanced degree in sociology or a related field from an accredited college or university

Completion of the three-credit course counts toward the total credit requirement for police basic training, with the law taking effect six months after enactment