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Article: GOV. CORZINE SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER CREATING ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON POLICE STANDARDS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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- August 23, 2006
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Gov. Jon S. Corzine, D-N.J., issued the following press release:
Gov. Jon S. Corzine today signed an Executive Order establishing an Advisory Committee on Police Standards to recommend whether New Jersey should terminate the 1999 consent decree concerning the practice of racial profiling by the New Jersey State Police.
The 21-member panel is charged with making recommendations to ensure racial profiling does not occur and is not tolerated if the consent decree is terminated. The committee will also consider whether it would be appropriate to retain outside auditors or consultants to continue to independently examine data and video recordings of motor vehicle stops. It will also make ...