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Campaign to reduce police role in behavioral health issues

Clip: 10/18/2021 | 3m 8sVideo has Closed Captions

Activists call for less police involvement, more community resources

Faith-based and other social justice organizations are rallying for a different approach to dealing with mental health and substance abuse issues. They say it’s time to reconsider police-only models for addressing these kinds of community problems. Their campaign comes on the heels of a report from New Jersey Policy Perspective that found over-policing disproportionately impacts Black communities.

10/18/2021

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Ciattarelli takes aim at cities with message of empowerment

Ciattarelli takes aim at cities with message of empowerment

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Clip: 10/18/2021 | 3m 10s | GOP candidate for governor pitches regulatory relief and tax breaks (3m 10s)

Experts advise COVID-19 care during holidays, winter

Experts advise COVID-19 care during holidays, winter

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Clip: 10/18/2021 | 3m 44s | Warning that unvaccinated people are at risk for more serious cases of COVID-19 (3m 44s)

Many immigrants displaced by Ida still seek permanent homes

Many immigrants displaced by Ida still seek permanent homes

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Clip: 10/18/2021 | 3m 49s | Gov. Murphy: ‘I still hope that we can find more money for the undocumented’ (3m 49s)

Teachers join lawsuit over NJ's COVID-19 testing mandate

Teachers join lawsuit over NJ's COVID-19 testing mandate

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Clip: 10/18/2021 | 4m 12s | Hundreds rally in Trention against NJ's orders on vaccination, testing (4m 12s)

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