Racial_JJ profiling_NN1 :_: Praise_VV0 and_CC caution_NN1 for_IF N.J._NP1 State_NN1 Police_NN2 New_NP1 Jersey_NP1 's_GE State_NN1 Police_NN2 deserve_VV0 praise_NN1 for_IF the_AT reforms_NN2 that_CST led_VVD to_II the_AT end_NN1 this_DD1 week_NNT1 of_IO a_AT1 10-year-old_JJ federal_JJ court_NN1 decree_NN1 aimed_VVN at_II eliminating_VVG racial_JJ profiling_NN1 in_II traffic_NN1 stops_VVZ ._. 
The_AT 1998_MC shooting_NN1 of_IO three_MC unarmed_JJ minority_NN1 men_NN2 in_II a_AT1 van_NN1 on_II the_AT New_NP1 Jersey_NP1 Turnpike_NP1 forced_VVD the_AT state_NN1 to_TO confront_VVI a_AT1 sorry_JJ record_NN1 of_IO racial_JJ discrimination_NN1 within_II the_AT force_NN1 and_CC biased_JJ enforcement_NN1 on_II the_AT highways_NN2 ._. 
Since_II then_RT ,_, the_AT Division_NN1 of_IO State_NN1 Police_NN2 has_VHZ made_VVN major_JJ strides_NN2 in_II changing_VVG its_APPGE policies_NN2 to_TO improve_VVI professionalism_NN1 and_CC accountability_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 gathers_VVZ and_CC analyzes_VVZ data_NN on_II traffic_NN1 stops_VVZ ,_, records_VVZ them_PPHO2 with_IW video_NN1 cameras_NN2 in_II patrol_NN1 cars_NN2 ,_, and_CC holds_VVZ troopers_NN2 and_CC their_APPGE supervisors_NN2 responsible_JJ for_IF questionable_JJ behavior_NN1 ._. 
The_AT videos_NN2 and_CC record-keeping_NN1 also_RR protect_VV0 the_AT troopers_NN2 from_II bogus_JJ claims_NN2 of_IO harassment_NN1 or_CC other_JJ misconduct_NN1 ._. 
Meanwhile_RR ,_, the_AT turnover_NN1 of_IO personnel_NN2 over_II time_NNT1 has_VHZ filled_VVN the_AT ranks_NN2 with_IW troopers_NN2 who_PNQS were_VBDR trained_VVN from_II the_AT start_NN1 to_TO follow_VVI proper_JJ procedures_NN2 when_CS they_PPHS2 stop_VV0 motorists_NN2 ._. 
The_AT reforms_NN2 so_RR impressed_VVN outside_II monitors_NN2 appointed_VVN by_II a_AT1 federal_JJ judge_NN1 that_CST the_AT U.S._NP1 Justice_NN1 Department_NN1 proposed_VVD ending_VVG the_AT court_NN1 decree_NN1 in_II 2006_MC ._. 
To_II his_APPGE credit_NN1 ,_, Gov_NN1 ._. 
Jon_NP1 Corzine_NP1 declined_VVD to_TO end_VVI the_AT federal_JJ monitoring_NN1 until_CS the_AT reforms_NN2 were_VBDR written_VVN into_II state_NN1 law_NN1 to_TO prevent_VVI any_DD backsliding_NN1 ._. 
Legislation_NN1 passed_VVN in_II June_NP1 sets_VVZ up_RP an_AT1 office_NN1 within_II the_AT Department_NN1 of_IO Law_NN1 and_CC Public_JJ Safety_NN1 to_TO continue_VVI monitoring_VVG the_AT reports_NN2 on_II motor_NN1 vehicle_NN1 stops_VVZ and_CC trooper_NN1 discipline_NN1 ,_, backed_VVD up_RP with_IW audits_NN2 by_II the_AT state_NN1 comptroller_NN1 ._. 
Is_VBZ that_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO supervision_NN1 really_RR necessary_JJ ?_? 
To_II our_APPGE mind_NN1 ,_, any_DD doubt_NN1 was_VBDZ dispelled_VVN by_II the_AT response_NN1 of_IO David_NP1 Jones_NP1 ,_, president_NN1 of_IO the_AT State_NN1 Troopers_NN2 Fraternal_JJ Association_NN1 ,_, to_II the_AT lifting_NN1 of_IO the_AT court_NN1 order_NN1 ._. 
"_" This_DD1 is_VBZ like_II an_AT1 innocent_JJ person_NN1 going_VVGK to_TO jail_VVI for_IF 10_MC years_NNT2 and_CC then_RT getting_VVG out_RP ._. "_" 
That_DD1 sounds_VVZ like_II an_AT1 alcoholic_NN1 getting_VVG out_II21 of_II22 rehab_NN1 and_CC insisting_VVG he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI a_AT1 drinking_NN1 problem_NN1 in_II the_AT first_MD place_NN1 ._. 
If_CS that_DD1 attitude_NN1 --_NN1 that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ never_RR really_RR anything_PN1 wrong_JJ with_IW the_AT way_NN1 the_AT State_NN1 Police_NN2 operated_VVN before_II 1998_MC --_NN1 is_VBZ still_RR held_VVN by_II some_DD state_NN1 troopers_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 proves_VVZ the_AT need_NN1 for_IF continued_JJ ,_, and_CC careful_JJ ,_, outside_JJ supervision_NN1 ._. 
