New Jersey § 52:17b-228

§ 52:17b-228.

a. The office shall be authorized to perform the duties and functions previously performed

under the consent decree by the independent monitors and the Office of State Police

Affairs, which general and specific duties and functions are codified in this act,

and such other duties and functions as may otherwise be established or assigned by

the Attorney General. b. The office shall be authorized to conduct operations audits and independent analyses

of data, as necessary and appropriate, to identify any potential disparity in enforcement

and systemic problems that may exist that affect the integrity of motor vehicle stops

and post-stop enforcement actions, supervision of patrol activities, training provided

to Division of State Police members assigned to patrol duties, investigations of alleged

misconduct, and any other matters that may affect the integrity of the Division of

State Police, and shall make recommendations for appropriate actions by the superintendent

or the Attorney General to remedy any identified problems. c. The office shall have timely access to all data stored in the personnel performance

information system maintained by the Division of State Police and any other records

or data that are deemed necessary by the director to conduct independent analyses

and to perform the functions authorized by P.L.2009, c. 121 ( C.52:17B-222 et seq. ). Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the disclosure of records or data in violation

of any constitutional or statutory privacy protections or any collectively bargained

rights. d. The office shall have specific authority to perform the following functions: (1) review the substance, procedures and implementation related to Division of State

Police policies concerning motor vehicle stops and post-stop enforcement actions,

supervision of patrol activities, training provided to State Police members assigned

to patrol duties, and the conduct of investigations of alleged misconduct and other

internal affairs matters by the Division of State Police; (2) monitor, review and evaluate the quality and timeliness of the Division of State

Police's conduct of investigations of alleged misconduct, disciplinary actions and

interventions, supervisory actions, personnel performance information system data

and reports, consent search forms and reports, non-consensual search and drug detection

canine reports, motor vehicle stop reports and logs, mobile video recording system

tapes, and supervisory reviews; (3) approve the curricula, prescribe trainer qualifications, and review the training

of State Police troopers and trooper candidates on cultural awareness, law enforcement

ethics and leadership, constitutional law pertaining to arrest, search and seizure,

equal protection, and other relevant law enforcement issues the director deems necessary

or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this act; (4) monitor, evaluate, require, and provide assistance or direction in effectuating

any modifications to the design, implementation or use of the personnel performance

information system, any mobile video recording system, any computer-aided dispatch

system, or other system that records data concerning traffic stops and post-stop enforcement

actions, used or proposed for use by the Division of State Police; and (5) review all Division of State Police internal affairs investigations and dispositions,

including any decision by the Division of State Police not to refer a complaint, from

a citizen or any other source, to the office, or its successor, to ascertain whether

the Division of State Police has complied with applicable standing operating procedures,

whether the outcomes of those investigations are supported by the evidence, whether

any discipline imposed was appropriate and proportionate, and make recommendations

to the superintendent and the Attorney General for appropriate remedial action.