Only 1 percent of all complaints made against New Jersey police officers for using excessive force, among other types of police brutality, were deemed legitimate and investigated by internal review teams between 2008 and 2012, according to an investigation by a local newspaper. The other 99 percent of complaints alleging brutality, bias and civil
Excessive Force Case In NJ Highlights Lack Of Nationwide Police Accountability
Not only is the number of complaints investigated startlingly low, it’s estimated that 70 percent who experience some form of police brutality never file a complaint.