Part II continues to focus on New Jersey statutes that impact health care and have been approved by the New Jersey Legislature and Governor including a new statute that regulates pharmacy benefit managers.
Opinion: New Jersey needs local civilian review boards with subpoena power
New Jerseyans need to demand legislative changes to the process of reviewing complaints of police misconduct throughout the state. Currently, municipal and county law enforcement agencies, county prosecutors, and the state’s Attorney General have the power to conduct internal affairs investigations regarding police misconduct and determine whether and how to discipline individual officers. It is natural to doubt the veracity of the results of an investigation of possible wrongdoing by a government institution and its resulting conclusions when the government institution accused of wrongdoing is conducting the investigation itself. Understandably, New Jerseyans question whether the internal affairs process in our state, in which law enforcement investigates itself, may be trusted. To improve public trust, the time has come for municipalities and counties in New Jersey to have the power to establish civilian