NJ social justice groups are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate use of force by the Paterson Police Department, describing this month’s death of Najee Seabrooks as the latest incident in “a history of excessive force and other abuse.”
following 17 months of oversight by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office.
The letter alleges a pattern of misconduct that it says has disproportionately affected Black and brown residents. It also says Paterson police and other authorities have failed to hold the department accountable, and that the department “critically needs independent oversight.” “DOJ must intervene to bring about the kind of accountability that Mr. Seabrooks and his family, and others like them, deserve – along with the people of Paterson,” the letter states.
The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice letter points to the Justice Department’s recent findings that Louisville, Kentucky police had engaged in a” pattern or practice of conduct that violates the U.S. Constitution and federal law,” discriminating against Black people, using excessive force and conducting illegal searches. TheGothamist reached out to the Paterson Police Department about the letter Monday afternoon and is awaiting a response.
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