| Trenton,
N.J. -- The Attorney General's office today
released a redacted version of the January
2005 report of a joint Criminal Justice
Division - State Police task force to investigate
allegations of hazing and harassment within
the state police by a group known as the
Lords of Discipline. The Attorney General
decided to make this version public in light
of a ruling by U.S. Magistrate Joel Rosen
in a federal civil case that permits the
plaintiff to share a redacted version of
the report with third parties.
In
releasing the report, Attorney General Zulima
V. Farber said there can be no tolerance
for hazing and harassment within the State
Police.
"State
Police troopers are sworn to uphold the
highest standards and principles of law
enforcement - truth, honor, integrity, and
above all an unyielding commitment to the
rule of law,'' General Farber said. "I
expect each and every state trooper to honor
these principles - and will hold accountable
those who do not.’’
"The
Department of Law & Public Safety is
committed to doing everything we can to
protect and serve the people of New Jersey.
I know that the State Police share this
commitment, and I am confident that we will
work together to ensure that we carry out
our duties,'' General Farber said.
“I am confident that the reforms implemented
under my tenure promote a work environment
that has zero tolerance for hazing or harassment,”
added Colonel Rick Fuentes, the State Police
superintendent. “Policy and system
reforms ensure that the Division of State
Police now possesses the capability to pro-actively
identify and mitigate any individual and
systemic conduct that is contrary to policy
and law. In those instances where improper
conduct is substantiated, I pledge to administer
swift and significant penalties.’’
Former
Attorney General Peter Harvey commissioned
the investigation into the Lords of Discipline
and was presented with this report in January
2005. The investigation was conducted jointly
by the Division of Criminal Justice, the
State Police, the Office of Government Integrity,
and the Office of State Police Affairs.
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