The New Jersey chapter of the NAACP is ramping up demands for new leadership at the state police after a pair of investigations found systemic discrimination and abuses within the agency, prompting the attorney general to take over certain functions at the state police.

Specifically, anything dealing with personnel.

But the NAACP wants officials to go further, calling for the immediate removal of state Police Superintendent Pat Callahan.

More transparency from the system and a meeting with the governor.

Ted Goldberg reports.

With all of these reports, with all of the lawsuits that are going on against the state police, nothing has happened.

The state's NAACP chapter and local leaders are calling for more sweeping changes to the state police.

A couple of weeks after Attorney General Matt Platkin took over personnel functions and reforms, after two investigative reports showed what Platkin called troubling conduct and systemic problems.

The report in the memo released by Attorney General Platkin, is not news to us.

We applaud the Attorney General for his courage and for his transparency.

We also are encouraged by his attempts to rectify and clean up this mess.

State conference President Richard Smith is asking for, among other things, the ouster of Colonel Patrick Callahan, who has led the state police for seven years.

The colonel has been living in a dirty house for a long time.

It should not take somebody from the street.

If you know your house is dirty, you know it needs to be clean.

I should not have to come to your house and give you recommendations on how to clean up the filth that you got in your house.

In response to the story, the governor's office said he is committed to working with Attorney General Platkin and Colonel Callahan to ensure that all the recommendations contained in the reports are enacted without delay.

The new Jersey State Police must make meaningful reforms to ensure that all of its troopers are treated fairly and professionally.

The agency is facing lawsuits from state troopers who alleged discrimination based on race and gender, and from civilians like Boxing Curtis, who is suing 18 troopers over discrimination and malicious prosecution.

He's been the victim of a miscarriage of justice as it relates to frivolous stops, frivolous summonses and frivolous, frivolous arrests.

Over the course of upwards of 15 years, continuing to litigate these cases sends a really troubling message, one that directly contradicts the stated goals of reform and zero tolerance of discrimination and retaliation, as expressed by the Attorney General.

Our political leaders say that this state opposes racism, that this state wants an end to police brutality.

Then, if this is so, we call on the state to come to the table and to settle the scores of lawsuits that are, in fact, the evidence of the racism, the sexism, the misogyny.

These leaders are also calling for the state to settle these lawsuits.

Curtis has dragged on for five years.

Activists accused the state police of a history of racism, especially regarding the treatment of their first black trooper in the 60s.

Signs were hung in state police headquarters and every barracks that he served in.

Porch.

Monkey comb.

Report after report.

Lawsuit after lawsuit has not stopped the state police from making a mockery of the laws that we, the people in the new Jersey State legislature, has enacted.

The reforms Platkin announced include a more diverse hiring process and protection for people who report misconduct.

Smith would like to see Platkin go a bit further than that.

It is clear that the attorney general needs to oversee the state police employment practices.

But why people ask?

It is because the state police leadership cannot follow.

New Jersey law.

State police did not respond to our request for comment before deadline.

Activists are also hoping for a meeting with Governor Murphy about other changes to the department in Plainsboro.

I'm Ted Goldberg, NJ Spotlight News.