How We Found Pricey Provisions in New Jersey Police Contracts
ProPublica and the Asbury Park Press scoured hundreds of police union agreements for details on publicly funded payouts to cops.
Feb. 8, 5:01 a.m. EST
A provision found by ProPublica and the Asbury Park Press entitles senior retiring officers in Carlstadt borough to a retirement payout. (New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission, highlight added by ProPublica)
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Calls for police accountability have included demands to examine the public money spent on law enforcement and the ways officers are disciplined. The Asbury Park Press and ProPublica examined the collective bargaining agreements that govern the relationship between unionized police forces in New Jersey and the towns where they operate.