The New Jersey State Police employed 174 female officers last year just 5.6 percent of its 3,117 troopers. That's less than the national average for comparable state police departments, and less than half the average for all policing agencies, according to Justice Department data.
Their suit echoes similar claims of discrimination made in recent years by other women and by gay, Black and Latino officers employed by the State Police, an agency controlled by Gov. Philip D. Murphy, a Democrat, and one of his closest allies, Matthew J. Platkin, the attorney general.
[
add
]
[
|
|
...
]